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ophthalmostat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oph-thal-mo-stat
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A device that holds the eye steady during an operation

Etymology

From ophthalmo- + -stat.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ophthalmostats (plural)

Questions

What does ophthalmostat mean?
A device that holds the eye steady during an operation
Where does ophthalmostat come from?
From ophthalmo- + -stat.

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