Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parvocellular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
par-vo-cel-lu-lar
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having small-bodied, punctate neuronal cells.

Etymology

From parvo- + cellular.

Inflected Forms

more parvocellular (comparative) most parvocellular (superlative)

Phrases

Questions

What does parvocellular mean?
Having small-bodied, punctate neuronal cells.
Where does parvocellular come from?
From parvo- + cellular.

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