Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isocortex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iso-cor-tex
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The major part of the cerebral cortex

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexbor. English cortex English isocortex From iso- + cortex.

Inflected Forms

isocortices (plural)

Derived Forms

proisocortex

Frequently Paired Words

allocortex

Questions

What does isocortex mean?: The major part of the cerebral cortex
Where does isocortex come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexbor. English cortex English isocortex From iso- + cortex.

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