Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caldwell-luc

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: cald-well-luc
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pertaining to the Caldwell-Luc surgery.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because it is a chronic monolateral disease of the maxillary sinus, a surgical therapy using the Caldwell–Luc technique has been used in the past for the radical removal of the process."

Etymology

From the surnames Caldwell and Luc. Named after George Caldwell and Henry Luc.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does caldwell-luc mean?: Pertaining to the Caldwell-Luc surgery.
Where does caldwell-luc come from?: From the surnames Caldwell and Luc. Named after George Caldwell and Henry Luc.

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