Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

otosphenoidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oto-sphe-noidal
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the ear and the sphenoid bone

Example Sentences

"The cerebral carotid then passes closely apposed to the basisphenoid, ventral to the otosphenoidal crest, where it enters the cerebral carotid canal."

Etymology

From oto- + sphenoidal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oto

Questions

What does otosphenoidal mean?: Relating to the ear and the sphenoid bone
Where does otosphenoidal come from?: From oto- + sphenoidal.

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