Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurovirulence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-rovir-u-lence
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

virulent disease of the nervous system, especially that caused by a neurovirulent virus

Uncountable

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 virulence English neurovirulence From neuro- + virulence.

Usage

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Questions

What does neurovirulence mean?: virulent disease of the nervous system, especially that caused by a neurovirulent virus
Where does neurovirulence 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 virulence English neurovirulence From neuro- + virulence.

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