Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subcapsular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
sub-cap-su-lar
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Below the capsule (of a joint, kidney etc)

adj

Relating to a subcapsule

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English capsule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English capsular English subcapsular From sub- + capsular.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does subcapsular mean?
Below the capsule (of a joint, kidney etc)
Where does subcapsular come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English capsule Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -ārisbor. English -ar English capsular English subcapsular From sub- + capsular.

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