Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viscocanalostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vis-co-canalosto-my
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A treatment for glaucoma that bypasses the flow of tears from the trabecular meshwork.

Example Sentences

"Viscocanalostomy is a non-penetrating procedure aimed at increasing the outflow facility by creating significant morphologic changes at the trabecular meshwork level."
"Viscocanalostomy is a glaucoma surgical procedure that restores normal physiology by internal filtration of aqueous flow, Dr. [John R.] Kearney said."
"Viscocanalostomy is performed under retrobulbar or peribulbar anesthesia and usually requires 25 to 40 minutes depending on bleeding control."

Etymology

From visco- + canalostomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: visco

Inflected Forms

viscocanalostomies (plural)

Questions

What does viscocanalostomy mean?: A treatment for glaucoma that bypasses the flow of tears from the trabecular meshwork.
Where does viscocanalostomy come from?: From visco- + canalostomy.

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