Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

juxtaparacrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jux-ta-paracrine
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That acts near the endocrine cell that released it

Example Sentences

"A previous work showed that motor neurons use Slit2 to promote their axon fasciculation by an autocrine or juxtaparacrine mechanism ( Jaworski and Tessier-Lavigne, 2012 )."

Etymology

From juxta- + paracrine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: juxta

Questions

What does juxtaparacrine mean?: That acts near the endocrine cell that released it
Where does juxtaparacrine come from?: From juxta- + paracrine.

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