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neuronophagia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ronopha-gia
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The destruction of nerve cells by phagocytes.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English neuron Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -phagia English neuronophagia From neuron + -o- + -phagia.

Usage

Questions

What does neuronophagia mean?
The destruction of nerve cells by phagocytes.
Where does neuronophagia come from?
Etymology tree English neuron Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -phagia English neuronophagia From neuron + -o- + -phagia.

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