Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesolimbic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: mesolim-bic
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the middle part of the limbic system.

Example Sentences

"“The mesocortical, mesolimbic, and nigrostriatal dopamine pathways are what the call the reward pathways, all right? They’re the ones that activate when we’re expecting or receiving a reward.”"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English limbic English mesolimbic From meso- + limbic.

Derived Forms

corticomesolimbic

Phrases

mesolimbic pathway

Questions

What does mesolimbic mean?: Relating to the middle part of the limbic system.
Where does mesolimbic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe Proto-Indo-European *médʰi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos Proto-Hellenic *métsos Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos)der. English meso- English limbic English mesolimbic From meso- + limbic.

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