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thalamic

/θəˈlæ.mɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
tha-la-m-ic
IPA
/θəˈlæ.mɪk/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the thalamus.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)bor. Latin thalamusbor. English thalamus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thalamic From thalamus + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θəˈlæ.mɪk/

Derived Forms

bithalamic bulbothalamic caudothalamic cerebellothalamic collothalamic corticostriatothalamic corticothalamic dentatorubrothalamic dentatothalamic epithalamic extrahypothalamic extrathalamic

Phrases

thalamo-cortico-thalamic

Questions

How do you pronounce thalamic?
The recorded pronunciation is /θəˈlæ.mɪk/.
What does thalamic mean?
Of or pertaining to the thalamus.
Where does thalamic come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek θᾰ́λᾰμος (thắlămos)bor. Latin thalamusbor. English thalamus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English thalamic From thalamus + -ic.

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