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nucleus pulposus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables
nu-cle-us pul-po-sus
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gel-like centre of an intervertebral disc.

Etymology

Latin

Questions

What does nucleus pulposus mean?
The gel-like centre of an intervertebral disc.
Where does nucleus pulposus come from?
Latin

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