Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corpus callosum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: cor-pus -cal-lo-sum
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In placental mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Inflected Forms

corpora callosa (plural)

Derived Forms

callosumectomy

Phrases

corpus callosotomy

Questions

What does corpus callosum mean?: In placental mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

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