Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orbitomeatal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-bit-o-meatal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the orbit of the eye and the meatus of the ear

Example Sentences

"Brain MRI images were obtained parallel to the orbitomeatal line using the following parameters: TR/TE 9000/120 ms, pixel spacing 0.449 mm/0.449 mm, FOV 230×230 mm, and slice thickness 5 mm for fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR); TR/TE 9000/100 ms, pixel spacing 0.240 mm/0.240 mm, FOV 230×230 mm, and slice thickness 5 mm for T2 weighted images (T2); and TR/TE 600/16 ms, pixel spacing 0.449 mm/0.449 mm, FOV 250×250 mm, and slice thickness 5 mm for gradient recalled echo (GRE) imaging."

Etymology

From orbito- + meatal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: orbito

Derived Forms

supraorbitomeatal

Questions

What does orbitomeatal mean?: Relating to the orbit of the eye and the meatus of the ear
Where does orbitomeatal come from?: From orbito- + meatal.

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