Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paramedial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: para-me-di-al
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Near or next to the middle.

Example Sentences

"The skeleton comprises 26 partially articulated vertebrae (19 presacral, 3 sacral, and 4 caudal), with articulated paramedial osteoderms in some cervical and dorsal regions; incomplete scapulocoracoids, incomplete humeri, a distal portion of left radius and ulna articulating with carpus; left ilium and pubis, left femur, left tibiae and fibulae articulating with complete pes."

Etymology

From para- + medial.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Frequently Paired Words

paramesial

Rhymes With

postmedial antemedial caudomedial nonmedial distomedial rostromedial antimedial lateromedial craniomedial proximomedial premedial frontomedial

Questions

What does paramedial mean?: Near or next to the middle.
Where does paramedial come from?: From para- + medial.

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