Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventriculolumbar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ven-tricu-lolum-bar
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the ventricle (of the brain) and the lower back.

Example Sentences

"Although many patients require ventricular drainage, the technique of ventriculolumbar perfusion is not without hazard and therefore little used (Rubin et al., 1966; Cutler et al., 1968c, 1970b)."
"The second is clinical trial of ventriculolumbar perfusion (VLP) 35 36) ."

Etymology

From ventriculo- + lumbar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ventriculo

Questions

What does ventriculolumbar mean?: Relating to the ventricle (of the brain) and the lower back.
Where does ventriculolumbar come from?: From ventriculo- + lumbar.

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