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nissl body

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
niss-l -body
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large granular body found in neurons, believed to be primarily concerned with the synthesis of proteins for intercellular use.

Etymology

Named after Franz Nissl, a German psychiatrist, who developed a way to stain them.

Inflected Forms

Nissl bodies (plural)

Phrases

Nissl method

Frequently Paired Words

Nissl method

Synonyms

Nissl granule Nissl substance

Questions

What does nissl body mean?
A large granular body found in neurons, believed to be primarily concerned with the synthesis of proteins for intercellular use.
Where does nissl body come from?
Named after Franz Nissl, a German psychiatrist, who developed a way to stain them.

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