Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periprosthetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peripros-thet-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Around the area of a prosthetic.

Example Sentences

"In our patients, 7 periprosthetic fractures were treated with locking compression plates, and all patients achieved union."

Etymology

From peri- + prosthetic. By surface analysis, peri- + prosth- + -etic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Questions

What does periprosthetic mean?: Around the area of a prosthetic.
Where does periprosthetic come from?: From peri- + prosthetic. By surface analysis, peri- + prosth- + -etic.

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