Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tran-sjugu-lar in-tra-hep-at-ic -por-tosys-temic shunt
IPA

69

Scrabble Score

42

Letters

10

Syllables

17

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure in which a stent is placed within the liver to create a channel between the portal vein and hepatic vein, thereby reducing portal venous pressure and treating complications of portal hypertension such as variceal bleeding and refractory ascites.

Uncountable

Etymology

From transjugular + intrahepatic + portosystemic + shunt

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

TIPS (abbreviation)

Questions

What does transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt mean?: A minimally invasive interventional radiology procedure in which a stent is placed within the liver to create a channel between the portal vein and hepatic vein, thereby reducing portal venous pressure and treating complications of portal hypertension such as variceal bleeding and refractory ascites.
Where does transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt come from?: From transjugular + intrahepatic + portosystemic + shunt

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