Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nephrolithotripsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nephrolithotrip-sy
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The breaking-up of kidney stones by means of ultrasound

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From nephro- + lithotripsy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

nephrolithotripsies (plural)

Questions

What does nephrolithotripsy mean?
The breaking-up of kidney stones by means of ultrasound
Where does nephrolithotripsy come from?
From nephro- + lithotripsy.

How to pronounce nephrolithotripsy

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “nephrolithotripsy”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “nephrolithotripsy”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “nephrolithotripsy” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.