Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: hy-potha-la-m-ic-pi-tu-itary-a-drenal ax-is
IPA

60

Scrabble Score

32

Letters

11

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axes (plural)

Questions

What does hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis mean?: A complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions among the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland and the adrenal glands.

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