Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zygomaticoalveolar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zy-go-mati-coalve-o-lar
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.

Example Sentences

"The osteotomy starts at the piriform aperture cranial to the anterior nasal spine and passes through the facial maxillary sinus wall, the zygomaticoalveolar crest, and the maxillary tuberosity to the dorsal surface of the maxillary sinus, separates the caudal tip of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone, bends forward to the nasal cavity, runs through the lateral nasal wall in its basal portion, and from there returns to the piriform aperture."

Etymology

From zygomatico- + alveolar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: zygomatico

Questions

What does zygomaticoalveolar mean?: Relating to the zygomatic bone and the alveolar ridge.
Where does zygomaticoalveolar come from?: From zygomatico- + alveolar.

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