Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pars nervosa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: pars n-er-vosa
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A region constituting the majority of the posterior pituitary, and serving as the storage site of oxytocin and vasopressin.

Etymology

Latin

Synonyms

posterior pituitary posterior pituitary gland neurohypophysis

Questions

What does pars nervosa mean?: A region constituting the majority of the posterior pituitary, and serving as the storage site of oxytocin and vasopressin.
Where does pars nervosa come from?: Latin

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