Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patelloplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: patel-loplas-ty
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Repair or reconstruction of the patella

Example Sentences

"No patella replacements were used, and no other surgical patellar interventions such as lateral release or patelloplasty were performed before measurements, in order to achieve equivalent conditions before and after TKA."

Etymology

From patello- + -plasty.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: patello
Suffix: plasty

Inflected Forms

patelloplasties (plural)

Questions

What does patelloplasty mean?: Repair or reconstruction of the patella
Where does patelloplasty come from?: From patello- + -plasty.

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