Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retromuscularly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retro-mus-cu-lar-ly
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Behind a muscle

Example Sentences

"This technique has been used to cover large aponeurotic gaps, and it carries extremely high recurrence rates. 21, 22 In the extraperitoneal underlay technique, the mesh is placed retromuscularly and preperitoneally, as described by Stoppa in 1989. 8 This technique requires limited soft tissue dissection; therefore, it carries low morbidity and recurrence rates. 22, 23 The intraperitoneal underlay technique was introduced by McCarthy and Twiest 24 in 1981."

Etymology

From retromuscular + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: retromuscular

Questions

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

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