Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notchplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: notch-plas-ty
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical enlargement of the intercondylar notch, creating space for an anterior cruciate ligament graft during knee reconstruction.

Example Sentences

"Intraarticular visualization and suture placement are easier while the patient's knee is unstable and before notchplasty or osseous tunnel drilling can cause bleeding."
"Therefore, the effects of notchplasty on the clinical outcome after anatomic double-bundle ACL reconstruction were evaluated in a cohort study."
"Although some controversy exists regarding the necessity or extent of a notchplasty, a few fundamentals related to notchplasty cannot be debated."

Etymology

From notch + -plasty, where "notch" refers to the intercondylar notch.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: notch

Inflected Forms

notchplasties (plural)

Questions

What does notchplasty mean?: The surgical enlargement of the intercondylar notch, creating space for an anterior cruciate ligament graft during knee reconstruction.
Where does notchplasty come from?: From notch + -plasty, where "notch" refers to the intercondylar notch.

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