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retrotrapezoid

retrotrapezoid adjective: pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.

Adjective

retrotrapezoid (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.
    • Orexin A activates retrotrapezoid neurons in mice.2012, Orexin/Hypocretin System, →ISBN, page 44
    • Apart from the pre-Botzinger complex principally involved in controlling inspiratory motor activity, the retrotrapezoid-parafacial respiratory group (RTN/pFRG) appears to play at least a modulatory role and may be a conditional oscillator that controls active expiration.2012, Stephen G. Spiro, Gerard A Silvestri, Alvar Agustí, Clinical Respiratory Medicine, →ISBN

Origin of retrotrapezoid

From retro- + trapezoid, in reference to the location of the retrotrapezoid nucleus relative to the trapezoid body.

Phrases with retrotrapezoid

Questions about retrotrapezoid

What does retrotrapezoid mean?
Retrotrapezoid means pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.
What part of speech is retrotrapezoid?
Retrotrapezoid is an adjective.

Words near retrotrapezoid in the dictionary

  1. retrotranspositional
  2. retrotranspositionally
  3. retrotranspositions
  4. retrotransposon
  5. retrotransposons
  6. retrotrapezoid
  7. retrotrapezoid nuclei
  8. retrotrapezoid nucleus
  9. retrotympanic
  10. retrourethral
  11. retroussage

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