Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigrostriatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: ni-gros-tri-atal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a neural connection between the substantia nigra and the striatum.

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.”"

Derived Forms

nigrostriatally

Frequently Paired Words

nigrostriatum striatal

Questions

What does nigrostriatal mean?: Pertaining to a neural connection between the substantia nigra and the striatum.

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