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neuroendocrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
neu-roen-docrine
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together

Example Sentences

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 endocrine English neuroendocrine From neuro- + endocrine.

Derived Forms

adenoneuroendocrine enteroneuroendocrine immunoneuroendocrine photoneuroendocrine

Questions

What does neuroendocrine mean?
pertaining to the nervous system and endocrine system together
Where does neuroendocrine come from?
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 endocrine English neuroendocrine From neuro- + endocrine.

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