Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

supraventricular

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: supraven-tric-u-lar
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located above the ventricles of the heart.

Example Sentences

"I was called to see a patient in supraventricular tachycardia – a very fast heart rhythm, which if left untreated can be fatal."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English ventricular English supraventricular From supra- + ventricular.

Inflected Forms

more supraventricular (comparative) most supraventricular (superlative)

Phrases

supraventricular crest supraventricular tachycardia

Questions

What does supraventricular mean?: Located above the ventricles of the heart.
Where does supraventricular come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Proto-Italic *superos Proto-Italic *superād Old Latin suprād Latin suprā Latin supra-lbor. English supra- English ventricular English supraventricular From supra- + ventricular.

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