Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

substantia nigra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: sub-stan-ti-a n-i-gra
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.

Example Sentences

"Their location was established in the 1950s as the substantia nigra, a layer of grey matter in the midbrain."

Etymology

Scientific Latin, from substantia (“substance”) + nigra (“black”).

Inflected Forms

substantiae nigrae (plural) substantia nigras (plural)

Derived Forms

nigral

Synonyms

SN nucleus niger locus niger

Questions

What does substantia nigra mean?: A brain structure located in the mesencephalon (midbrain) that plays an important role in reward, addiction, and movement, damage to which occurs in Parkinson's and Parkinsonian patients.
Where does substantia nigra come from?: Scientific Latin, from substantia (“substance”) + nigra (“black”).

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