Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rethoracotomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retho-ra-co-to-my
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A second or subsequent thoracotomy

Example Sentences

"The median length of the surgical procedure was 6.5 hours (IQR: 6.0–8.0 hours) and 19 patients (36%) underwent a rethoracotomy because of rebleeding after transplantation."

Etymology

From re- + thoracotomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Inflected Forms

rethoracotomies (plural)

Questions

What does rethoracotomy mean?: A second or subsequent thoracotomy
Where does rethoracotomy come from?: From re- + thoracotomy.

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