Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transhiatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tran-shi-atal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Across or through a hiatus

Example Sentences

"We describe a case of esophageal adenocarcinoma arising in long-segment BE (LSBE) associated with a hiatal hernia that was successfully treated with a laparoscopic transhiatal approach (LTHA) without thoracotomy."

Etymology

From trans- + hiatal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans

Questions

What does transhiatal mean?: Across or through a hiatus
Where does transhiatal come from?: From trans- + hiatal.

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