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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avascular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
avas-cu-lar
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Lacking blood vessels.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English vascular English avascular From a- + vascular.

Inflected Forms

more avascular (comparative) most avascular (superlative)

Derived Forms

avascularity avascularly

Phrases

avascular necrosis foveal avascular zone

Antonyms

vascular

Questions

What does avascular mean?
Lacking blood vessels.
Where does avascular come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English vascular English avascular From a- + vascular.

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