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underconnectivity

underconnectivity noun: insufficient connectivity.

Noun

underconnectivity (uncountable)

  1. Insufficient connectivity
    • Such heterogeneity of results has been attempted to be reconciled by suggesting that ASC is characterised by overconnectivity in brain systems associated with the phenotype, whilst underconnectivity is presented in those systems that are neurotypical, both probably as a result of aberrant...2015 August 27, “Semi-Metric Topology of the Human Connectome: Sensitivity and Specificity to Autism and Major Depressive Disorder”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of underconnectivity

From under- + connectivity.

Questions about underconnectivity

What does underconnectivity mean?
Underconnectivity means insufficient connectivity.
What part of speech is underconnectivity?
Underconnectivity is a noun.

Words near underconnectivity in the dictionary

  1. underconformed
  2. underconforming
  3. underconforms
  4. underconnected
  5. underconnectedness
  6. underconnectivity
  7. underconsciousness
  8. underconsciousnesses
  9. underconsider
  10. underconsideration
  11. underconsiderations

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