Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peristernal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-s-ter-nal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Around the sternum.

Example Sentences

"These authors also observed increased proportions of 18:1 in peristernal adipose tissue of starved reindeer calves."

Etymology

From peri- + sternal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Rhymes With

noninternal nonexternal transsternal midsternal antesternal poststernal dorsoexternal dorsointernal coracosternal supersternal coxosternal

Questions

What does peristernal mean?: Around the sternum.
Where does peristernal come from?: From peri- + sternal.

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