Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extraepiphyseal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-traepi-phy-seal
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Outside of the epiphysis.

Example Sentences

"All of them bear a specific risk for growth disturbances, either through indirect growth changes in extraepiphyseal surgical procedures or through growth plate injuries in epiphyseal or transphyseal techniques […]"

Etymology

From extra- + epiphyseal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Questions

What does extraepiphyseal mean?: Outside of the epiphysis.
Where does extraepiphyseal come from?: From extra- + epiphyseal.

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