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neuraxis

/ˈnjʊəɹˌæksɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
neu-rax-is
IPA
/ˈnjʊəɹˌæksɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of central nervous system.

noun

A subset of the central nervous system: i.e., the spinal cord, rhombencephalon, mesencephalon and diencephalon.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English neur- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English neuraxis From neur- + axis.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈnjʊəɹˌæksɪs/

Inflected Forms

neuraxes (plural)

Derived Forms

neuraxial

Synonyms

central nervous system

Questions

How do you pronounce neuraxis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnjʊəɹˌæksɪs/.
What does neuraxis mean?
Synonym of central nervous system.
Where does neuraxis come from?
Etymology tree English neur- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-? Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-der. Proto-Italic *aksis Latin axisbor. English axis English neuraxis From neur- + axis.

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