Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thrombendarteriectomy

/θɹɒmˌbɛndɑːˌtɪəɹɪˈɛktəmɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thromben-dar-teriec-to-my
IPA: /θɹɒmˌbɛndɑːˌtɪəɹɪˈɛktəmɪ/

36

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An operation to remove a thrombus and any diseased inner lining causing the obstruction of an artery

Etymology

From thromb- + endarteriectomy = thromb- (“thrombus”) + end- (“inside”) + arteri- (“artery”) + -ectomy (“excision”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thromb

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /θɹɒmˌbɛndɑːˌtɪəɹɪˈɛktəmɪ/

Inflected Forms

thrombendarteriectomies (plural)

Rhymes With

bafflectomy cardioectomy caudectomy cashectomy bulbectomy tumorectomy dactylectomy callosumectomy thromboendoarterioectomy allatectomy encephalectomy pericystectomy

Questions

How do you pronounce thrombendarteriectomy?: The recorded pronunciation is /θɹɒmˌbɛndɑːˌtɪəɹɪˈɛktəmɪ/.
What does thrombendarteriectomy mean?: An operation to remove a thrombus and any diseased inner lining causing the obstruction of an artery
Where does thrombendarteriectomy come from?: From thromb- + endarteriectomy = thromb- (“thrombus”) + end- (“inside”) + arteri- (“artery”) + -ectomy (“excision”).

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