Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preampullary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pream-pullary
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) upstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are preampullary thus exist in the foregut rather than in the midgut.

Example Sentences

"Patients were grouped into a preampullary or postampullary group according to the obstruction in relation to the ampulla of Vater."

Etymology

From pre- + ampulla + -ary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre
Suffix: ampulla

Frequently Paired Words

ampullary

Antonyms

postampullary

Questions

What does preampullary mean?: Before an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) upstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are preampullary thus exist in the foregut rather than in the midgut.
Where does preampullary come from?: From pre- + ampulla + -ary.

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