Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyaxial screw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyax-i-al screw
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A screw used for connecting vertebrae to rods in spinal surgery, having a spherical head enclosed in a housing that allows a range of motion along several different axes relative to the housing.

Inflected Forms

polyaxial screws (plural)

Questions

What does polyaxial screw mean?: A screw used for connecting vertebrae to rods in spinal surgery, having a spherical head enclosed in a housing that allows a range of motion along several different axes relative to the housing.

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