Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petrotympanic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: petrotym-pan-ic
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and to the tympanic cavity

noun

Such a structure

Etymology

From petro- + tympanic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: petro-
Suffix: tympanic

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

petrotympanics (plural)

Questions

What does petrotympanic mean?: Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and to the tympanic cavity
Where does petrotympanic come from?: From petro- + tympanic.

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