Home › Words › O › omnipauseomnipauseomnipause · noun — A type of neuron that has a role in the stability of the saccadic system.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, omnipause ranks #15,632 of 42,854 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom omni- + -pause.nounA type of neuron that has a role in the stability of the saccadic systeme.g.“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:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.presaccadic 51% match — Prior to a saccadic phase vs omnipause →paranodin 51% match — A transmembrane neuronal glycoprotein that has a role in cell adhesion vs omnipause →neurohomeostasis 50% match — The homeostasis of neurons vs omnipause →cortistatin 50% match — A neuropeptide present in inhibitory neurons of the cerebral cortex vs omnipause →pgo 49% match — A spike of electrical activity in the brain that moves from pons to geniculate nucleus to occipital lobe at the onset of REM sleep. vs omnipause →antisaccadic 49% match — Relating to antisaccades vs omnipause →prosaccadic 49% match — Relating to a prosaccade vs omnipause →paraneuronal 49% match — Besides a neuron vs omnipause →