Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurofiber

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-rofiber
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fiber formed of the dendrite of a neuron.

Example Sentences

"According to Yohro (1985, 1988), the vibrissa around the mouth is a sensory organ, receiving approximately 100 neurofibers and containing several sensory nerve ends. The neurofiber leading to the vibrissa is a dendrite which elongates from the nerve cell in the trigeminal ganglion toward the periphery."
"Red-free photography clearly shows a loss of the neurofiber layer during this follow-up period."
"Each neuron, actually, has one neurofiber but many dendrites stretch from within out."

Etymology

From neuro- + fiber.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: neuro

Inflected Forms

neurofibers (plural)

Questions

What does neurofiber mean?: A fiber formed of the dendrite of a neuron.
Where does neurofiber come from?: From neuro- + fiber.

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