Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perimetrium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: perimetri-um
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The outer serosa layer of the uterus.

Etymology

From peri- + Late Latin metrium (“womb”), from Ancient Greek μήτριον (mḗtrion, “of a mother”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri-
Root: metrium, μήτριον

Questions

What does perimetrium mean?: The outer serosa layer of the uterus.
Where does perimetrium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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