Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transretinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tran-sreti-nal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Across or through the retina

Example Sentences

"These mice were examined using manganese-enhanced MRI to assess effects of PBM on transretinal calcium channel function in vivo."

Etymology

From trans- + retinal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: trans

Rhymes With

nonretinal neuroretinal antiretinal

Questions

What does transretinal mean?: Across or through the retina
Where does transretinal come from?: From trans- + retinal.

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