neuroepithelium
/ˌnɝ.oʊˌɛp.ɪˈθi.li.əm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The part of an embryo that develops into the nervous system
noun
The epithelium associated with sensory organs such as the eye or nose
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 epithelium English neuroepithelium From neuro- + epithelium.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌnɝ.oʊˌɛp.ɪˈθi.li.əm/