Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retroequatorial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retroe-qua-to-ri-al
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind the midline of an orb

Example Sentences

"By teasing with a fine needle the surfaces of the ciliary valleys, the lateral borders of the ciliary processes, the anterior portion of the orbiculus ciliaris and the preequatorial and retroequatorial regions of the lens, one could pick up the severed zonular bundles and remnants […]"
"In order to achieve these goals, muscle recessions followed by retroequatorial myopexias are usually used."

Etymology

From retro- + equatorial.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: retro

Questions

What does retroequatorial mean?: Behind the midline of an orb
Where does retroequatorial come from?: From retro- + equatorial.

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