Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

killian's dehiscence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: kil-lian's de-his-cence
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A triangular area in the wall of the pharynx between the cricopharyngeus and thyropharyngeus.

Etymology

Named after German surgeon Gustav Killian.

Inflected Forms

Killian's dehiscences (plural)

Synonyms

Killian's triangle

Questions

What does killian's dehiscence mean?: A triangular area in the wall of the pharynx between the cricopharyngeus and thyropharyngeus.
Where does killian's dehiscence come from?: Named after German surgeon Gustav Killian.

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