Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extracavernous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tra-cav-ernous
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside the corpus cavernosum

Example Sentences

"A hard tumor, with encasement of the internal carotid artery (ICA), received a debulking and partial removal, in the extracavernous portion (Simpson Grade IV)."

Etymology

From extra- + cavernous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Frequently Paired Words

intracavernous

Rhymes With

intracavernous intercavernous paracavernous noncavernous

Questions

What does extracavernous mean?: Outside the corpus cavernosum
Where does extracavernous come from?: From extra- + cavernous.

How to pronounce extracavernous

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