Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perirhinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: perirhi-nal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Situated around the nose.

Example Sentences

"Prompted by this, neuroscientists have gradually narrowed down the search for the most vital of all memory organs to one principal structure, the perirhinal cortex."

Etymology

From peri- + rhinal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Synonyms

perinasal

Questions

What does perirhinal mean?: Situated around the nose.
Where does perirhinal come from?: From peri- + rhinal.

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