Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paranodal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-n-odal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a paranode

adj

Alongside a node

Example Sentences

"Auto-antibodies against the paranodal proteins contactin-1 and neurofascin-155 and the nodal protein neurofascin-186 have been detected in subgroups of patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy."

Etymology

From para- + nodal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Derived Forms

juxtaparanodal

Questions

What does paranodal mean?: Relating to a paranode
Where does paranodal come from?: From para- + nodal.

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