Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zona reticularis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: zon-a retic-u-laris
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The innermost layer of the adrenal cortex, responsible for the production of precursor androgens including dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol.

Etymology

Latin

Questions

What does zona reticularis mean?: The innermost layer of the adrenal cortex, responsible for the production of precursor androgens including dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol.
Where does zona reticularis come from?: Latin

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