Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interpleural

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-pleu-ral
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between layers of the pleura

Example Sentences

"However, in their experiments, mice were anethetized and changes in interpleural pressure following mechanical stimulation were recorded to detect cough [10 ]."

Etymology

From inter- + pleural.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Rhymes With

duoplural nonrural nonepidural transdural transpleural extrapleural juxtapleural postdural superplural

Questions

What does interpleural mean?: Between layers of the pleura
Where does interpleural come from?: From inter- + pleural.

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