Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myotendinous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: my-otendi-nous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

relating to, or connecting a muscle and a tendon

Example Sentences

"The chromosome 6 encoded utrophin structurally and functionally resembles dystrophin, although utrophin expression is reduced postnatally and confined preferentially at neuromuscular and myotendinous junctions in adult mice [3 –7 ]."

Etymology

From myo- + tendinous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: myo

Questions

What does myotendinous mean?: relating to, or connecting a muscle and a tendon
Where does myotendinous come from?: From myo- + tendinous.

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