Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonvalvular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-va-lvu-lar
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"LV diastolic dysfunction measured using a simple Doppler technique is a strong predictor of first-diagnosed nonvalvular or incident AF."

Etymology

From non- + valvular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does nonvalvular mean?: Not valvular.
Where does nonvalvular come from?: From non- + valvular.

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