Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electroknife

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: elec-troknife
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A knife used in electrosurgery.

Example Sentences

"An alternative method for the management of rhinophyma is advocated by Gjuric and Rettinger (1993), who used a mono- or bipolar electroknife."

Etymology

From electro- + knife.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: electro

Inflected Forms

electroknives (plural)

Phrases

electric knife

Frequently Paired Words

electric knife

Questions

What does electroknife mean?: A knife used in electrosurgery.
Where does electroknife come from?: From electro- + knife.

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