Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oculovestibular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oculovestibu-lar
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the eye and the vestibule.

Example Sentences

"We intubated the mannequin with a 6.0-mm endotracheal tube and provided a flashlight for pupillary reflex assessment, cotton swabs for corneal reflex assessment, an 18-G needle as noxious stimuli to the neck for ciliospinal reflex assessment, a 30-cc syringe with a suction catheter for oculovestibular reflex assessment, and a laryngoscope and suction catheter for gag reflex assessment."

Etymology

From oculo- + vestibular.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oculo

Rhymes With

vestibular mandibular temporomandibular submandibular craniomandibular intermandibular hyomandibular maxillomandibular retromandibular oromandibular sphenomandibular stylomandibular

Questions

What does oculovestibular mean?: Relating to the eye and the vestibule.
Where does oculovestibular come from?: From oculo- + vestibular.

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