Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paravalvular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: par-avalvu-lar
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beyond a (heart) valve

Example Sentences

"Other complications of K. kingae endocarditis include valvular insufficiency, cardiogenic shock, pulmonary infarction and paravalvular abscesses [ 4 ]."

Etymology

From para- + valvular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Questions

What does paravalvular mean?: Beyond a (heart) valve
Where does paravalvular come from?: From para- + valvular.

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