Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraclival

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-a-cli-val
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beyond the clivus

Example Sentences

"We located the petrous apex (PA) by the posterior part of the inferior turbinate (IT) and analyzed the position of the paraclival carotid on both sides in the axial plane 10 mm inferior and superior to PA (Figs 5 and 6 )."

Etymology

From para- + clival.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para
Root: *ḱley-

Questions

What does paraclival mean?: Beyond the clivus
Where does paraclival come from?: From para- + clival.

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