Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interscalene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-sca-lene
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Between the scalene muscles

Example Sentences

"They include the intravenous and intramuscular administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the administration of preemptive analgesia followed by the continuation of treatment [ 3 ], the use of a single loading dose of gabapentin before surgery [ 7 ], intrapleural infusions of local analgesics [ 4 ], intraoperative injections into the vicinity of the phrenic nerve [ 6 ], as well as the use of interscalene brachial plexus block [ 8 ] and suprascapular nerve block [ 5 ]."

Etymology

From inter- + scalene.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: inter

Questions

What does interscalene mean?: Between the scalene muscles
Where does interscalene come from?: From inter- + scalene.

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