Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parvicellular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-vi-cel-lu-lar
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Composed of small cells

Example Sentences

"The substantia innominata of the BF is reported to project to the SWS-promoting parvicellular area of the reticular nucleus (also called the parafacial zone) [38, 39 ]."

Etymology

From parvi- + cellular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: parvi

Questions

What does parvicellular mean?: Composed of small cells
Where does parvicellular come from?: From parvi- + cellular.

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