retinohypothalamic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the retina and the hypothalamus; used especially of the retinohypothalamic tract, a photic input pathway involved in the circadian rhythms of mammals.
Etymology
From retino- + hypothalamic.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: retino