Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pathoclisis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: patho-cli-sis
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The theory that certain specialized parts of the brain are to be the first to be damaged in the case of disease, lack of oxygen, or malnutrition.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pathoclisis mean?: The theory that certain specialized parts of the brain are to be the first to be damaged in the case of disease, lack of oxygen, or malnutrition.

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