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prokinetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
proki-net-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the ability to induce motion in smooth muscles, especially those of the digestive system; gastrokinetic

adj

Relating to prokinesis

noun

One of the class of drugs used on the digestive system, including all drugs whose primary effect is to augment the speed of intestinal transit by increasing the frequency of contractions in the small intestine or making them stronger, but without disrupting their rhythm.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós)der. English kinetic English prokinetic From pro- + kinetic.

Inflected Forms

prokinetics (plural)

Questions

What does prokinetic mean?
Having the ability to induce motion in smooth muscles, especially those of the digestive system; gastrokinetic
Where does prokinetic come from?
Etymology tree English pro- Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós)der. English kinetic English prokinetic From pro- + kinetic.

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