Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monokidney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monokid-ney
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having a single kidney instead of the usual two.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Special medical care and education should be afforded to living kidney donors and people with congenital monokidney, especially in pregnancy and other high-output situations like in patients with hyperthyroidism and arteriovenous fistula to avoid/correct volume overload conditions and to attenuate the negative consequences of volume overload in this special population."

Etymology

From mono- + kidney.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does monokidney mean?: The condition of having a single kidney instead of the usual two.
Where does monokidney come from?: From mono- + kidney.

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