Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subcortical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: sub-cor-ti-cal
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex

adj

Beneath the bark of trees.

Example Sentences

"He was diagnosed with subcortical dementia."
"More than two-thirds of the trees evidenced subcortical beetles, but no root decay fungi. The latter, without the former, were found in only 2 to 3 percent of the trees."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English cortical English subcortical From sub- + cortical.

Derived Forms

corticosubcortical frontosubcortical subcortically

Questions

What does subcortical mean?: Of or pertaining to the subcortex, the portion of the brain located below the cerebral cortex
Where does subcortical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English cortical English subcortical From sub- + cortical.

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