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psychobiomes

psychobiomes is the plural of psychobiome.

Meaning of psychobiome

Noun

psychobiome (plural psychobiomes)

  1. A part of the microbiome inside the human gut which is able to influence processes in the brain.
    • Could this affect how people think and feel? Evidence is mounting for a link between the gut and the brain in what is termed the psychobiome—part of the microbiome—that does just that. The substances that the various bacteria, viruses and fungi produce may go directly into the bloodstream and...2022 December 20, “How food affects the mind, as well as the body”, in The Economist, London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2023

Questions about psychobiomes

What is psychobiomes the plural of?
Psychobiomes is the plural of psychobiome.

Words near psychobiomes in the dictionary

  1. psychobiologists
  2. psychobiology
  3. psychobiomarker
  4. psychobiomarkers
  5. psychobiome
  6. psychobiomes
  7. psychobiosocial
  8. psychobiotic
  9. psychobiotics
  10. psychobitch
  11. psychobitches

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