Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinistroposterior

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sin-istro-pos-te-ri-or
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

sinister and posterior

Example Sentences

"Testis subspherical, lying sinistroposterior to germarium along body midline; proximal vas deferens not observed; seminal vesicle a simple dilation of vas deferens; distal vas deferens forming a sigmoid curve before entering lacriform ejaculatory bulb; ejaculatory duct entering dorsal portal of proximal chamber of MCO; vesicle with reticulate contents (prostatic reservoir?) dextral to MCO."

Etymology

From sinistro- + posterior.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sinistro

Rhymes With

superoinferior nonposterior frontoposterior nonsuperior noninferior midposterior centroposterior midanterior apicoposterior lateroanterior lateroposterior medioposterior

Questions

What does sinistroposterior mean?: sinister and posterior
Where does sinistroposterior come from?: From sinistro- + posterior.

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