Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occipitonasal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oc-cipi-tonasal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose

Example Sentences

"Several parameters were measured to study the development of fetuses at Day 105 of gestation: thoracic diameter, biparietal diameter, occipitonasal length and heart rate."

Etymology

From occipito- + nasal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: occipito

Questions

What does occipitonasal mean?: Relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose
Where does occipitonasal come from?: From occipito- + nasal.

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