Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paracrine

/pæɹəkɹaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: paracrine
IPA: /pæɹəkɹaɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream

Etymology

From para- + -crine, modelled on German parakrin.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: para-

Derived Forms

juxtaparacrine neuroparacrine

Frequently Paired Words

neurocrine paracriny endocrine exocrine heterocrine autocrine

Synonyms

paracrinal

Questions

How do you pronounce paracrine?: The recorded pronunciation is /pæɹəkɹaɪn/.
What does paracrine mean?: Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather than into the bloodstream
Where does paracrine come from?: From para- + -crine, modelled on German parakrin.

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