Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prehypertrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-hy-per-trophic
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to the presence of hypertrophy

Example Sentences

"However, quantitation of the lengths of the different zones of the growth plates indicated that the proliferating zone of the growth plate was modestly increased while the prehypertrophic zone was decreased in CartIR −/− mice compared to controls ( Figure 2e and 2f )."

Etymology

From pre- + hypertrophic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prehypertrophic mean?: Prior to the presence of hypertrophy
Where does prehypertrophic come from?: From pre- + hypertrophic.

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