Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periacetabular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ri-ac-etab-u-lar
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surrounding the acetabulum

Example Sentences

"Then, eight years ago, when I was 24, I had my pelvis sawn in three and pinned back together again (otherwise known as a PAO, or periacetabular osteotomy) with four long metal rods."

Etymology

From peri- + acetabular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Questions

What does periacetabular mean?: Surrounding the acetabulum
Where does periacetabular come from?: From peri- + acetabular.

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