neurodevelopmental
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the development of neurological pathways in the brain.
Example Sentences
- "This supports the broad hypothesis that many of the neurodevelopmental disorders are, to a certain extent, aetiologically linked."
- "So you know, we have a good case with an increasing body of evidence, supported by a trifecta of research from human epidemiology, animal and in vitro studies, which suggests that prenatal acetaminophen or paracetamol might alter fetal development, increasing the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English development Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English developmental English neurodevelopmental From neuro- + developmental.