Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peritumor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-i-tu-mor
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Surrounding a tumor

Example Sentences

"However, SCM with unknown primary malignancies are very difficult to distinguish from astrocytomas, especially HGAs, because of their similar features on standard MRI, such as obvious enhancement and peritumor edema."

Etymology

From peri- + tumor.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Questions

What does peritumor mean?: Surrounding a tumor
Where does peritumor come from?: From peri- + tumor.

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