Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peridural

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peridu-ral
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Around the dura mater.

Example Sentences

"In this study, we performed histopathologic assessment of postirradiation changes in the spinal dura mater and peridural tissue in mice."

Etymology

From peri- + dural.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Rhymes With

rural neural plural mural epidural intramural ural pleural subdural dural extramural sensorineural

Questions

What does peridural mean?: Around the dura mater.
Where does peridural come from?: From peri- + dural.

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