Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retromuscular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retro-mus-cu-lar
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind a muscle

Example Sentences

"The posterior rectus sheaths are reapproximated in the midline, and the mesh is placed in the retromuscular space and fixed to the abdominal wall with sutures. 69, 70 This technique is an important addition to the armamentarium of surgeons undertaking abdominal wall reconstructions and represents the gold standard of open repair according to the American Hernia Society."

Etymology

From retro- + muscular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: retro

Derived Forms

retromuscularly

Rhymes With

nonmuscular hypermuscular perimuscular promuscular transmuscular extramuscular hepatocardiomuscular faciomuscular paramuscular premuscular epimuscular psychoneuromuscular

Questions

What does retromuscular mean?: Behind a muscle
Where does retromuscular come from?: From retro- + muscular.

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