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omnipause

omnipause noun: a type of neuron that has a role in the stability of the saccadic system.

Noun

omnipause (plural omnipauses)

  1. A type of neuron that has a role in the stability of the saccadic system
    • Two critical components of the brainstem saccade network are premotor burst neurons (PBN) and omnipause neurons (OPN).2015 July 2, Eggers SDZ, Horn AKE, Roeber S, Härtig W, Nair G, Reich DS, et al., “Saccadic Palsy following Cardiac Surgery: Possible Role of Perineuronal Nets”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI

Forms of omnipause

pluralomnipauses

Origin of omnipause

From omni- + -pause.

Questions about omnipause

What does omnipause mean?
Omnipause means a type of neuron that has a role in the stability of the saccadic system.
What part of speech is omnipause?
Omnipause is a noun.
What is the plural of omnipause?
The plural of omnipause is omnipauses.

Words near omnipause in the dictionary

  1. omniparents
  2. omniparient
  3. omniparity
  4. omniparous
  5. omnipatient
  6. omnipause
  7. omnipauses
  8. omnipercipience
  9. omnipercipiences
  10. omnipercipiency
  11. omnipercipient

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