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arteriovenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
ar-te-ri-ove-nous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the arteries and the veins

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)bor. Latin artēria Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā) English arteri- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English arterio- English venous English arteriovenous From arterio- + venous.

Derived Forms

arteriovenostomy

Phrases

arteriovenous fistula arteriovenous malformation

Rhymes With

venus genus venous subgenus greenness cleanness saphenous maecenas transvenous tweeness scalenus endovenous

Questions

What does arteriovenous mean?
Relating to the arteries and the veins
Where does arteriovenous come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā)bor. Latin artēria Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ρτηρῐ́ᾱ (ărtērĭ́ā) English arteri- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English arterio- English venous English arteriovenous From arterio- + venous.

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