Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retromalleolar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retro-ma-lle-o-lar
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind the malleolus

Example Sentences

"The CPM paradigm has shown good intrasession reliability (ICC>0.75). 37 Nociceptive flexor withdrawal reflex (NFR): NFR is a measure of central sensitisation and descending pain control systems, and was used in previous studies investigating central sensitisation in knee OA. 38 Surface stimulating electrodes will be positioned at a retromalleolar location along the sural nerve on the side of the painful knee."

Etymology

From retro- + malleolar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: retro

Rhymes With

bronchioloalveolar interalveolar nonalveolar dentialveolar trimalleolar bimalleolar intermalleolar perialveolar transmalleolar labioalveolar intraalveolar subalveolar

Questions

What does retromalleolar mean?: Behind the malleolus
Where does retromalleolar come from?: From retro- + malleolar.

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