Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perifascicular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-i-fas-ci-c-u-lar
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surrounding a fascicle

Example Sentences

"For example, although denervated muscles generally show disuse atrophy, in chronic SCI such atrophy is concomitant with an increase in the interstitial endomysial connective tissues and perifascicular fatty infiltration [66 ], attributable to muscle inactivity [67 ]."

Etymology

From peri- + fascicular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Questions

What does perifascicular mean?: Surrounding a fascicle
Where does perifascicular come from?: From peri- + fascicular.

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