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suprachiasmatic

UK/ˌsuːpɹəkʌɪəzˈmatɪk/

suprachiasmatic adjective: situated above the optic chiasm; specifically, designating a nucleus or region in the paraventricular region of the hypothalamus.

Adjective

suprachiasmatic (not comparable)

  1. Situated above the optic chiasm; specifically, designating a nucleus or region in the paraventricular region of the hypothalamus.
    • When I tell you that the suprachiasmatic nucleus is composed of 20,000 brain cells, or neurons, you might assume it is enormous, consuming a vast amount of your cranial space, but actually it is tiny.2017, Matthew Walker, Why We Sleep, Penguin, published 2018, page 18

Forms of suprachiasmatic

alternative formsuperchiasmatic
alternative formsuprachiasmatical

Origin of suprachiasmatic

From supra- + chiasmatic.

Questions about suprachiasmatic

What does suprachiasmatic mean?
Suprachiasmatic means situated above the optic chiasm; specifically, designating a nucleus or region in the paraventricular region of the hypothalamus.
What part of speech is suprachiasmatic?
Suprachiasmatic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce suprachiasmatic?
Suprachiasmatic is pronounced /ˌsuːpɹəkʌɪəzˈmatɪk/ (UK).

Words near suprachiasmatic in the dictionary

  1. supracervical hysterectomies
  2. supracervical hysterectomy
  3. supracetabular
  4. supracheliceral
  5. suprachemistry
  6. suprachiasmatic
  7. suprachiasmatical
  8. suprachoroid
  9. suprachoroidal
  10. supraciliaries
  11. supraciliary

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