Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intrapetrous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-trapetrous
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Within the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.

Example Sentences

"We report the first case of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa mycotic intrapetrous carotid aneurysm arising from mastoiditis, confirmed with middle ear cultures, presenting with high-grade bacteraemia and otorrhagia in a diabetic man."

Etymology

From intra- + petrous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: intra

Questions

What does intrapetrous mean?: Within the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
Where does intrapetrous come from?: From intra- + petrous.

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