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perikaryon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
perikary-on
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English karyon English perikaryon From peri- + karyon.

Inflected Forms

perikaryons (plural) perikarya (plural)

Derived Forms

perikaryonic

Questions

What does perikaryon mean?
The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
Where does perikaryon come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- English karyon English perikaryon From peri- + karyon.

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