Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thoracolumbar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: tho-ra-colum-bar
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

of or relating to the thoracic and lumbar areas

Example Sentences

"Following laminectomy at the thoracolumbar transition, 100,000 cells in a volume of 1 µl CMF-HBSS were injected into the dorsal column of 7-day-old md rats at one or several levels."

Etymology

From thoraco- + lumbar.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thoraco

Questions

What does thoracolumbar mean?: of or relating to the thoracic and lumbar areas
Where does thoracolumbar come from?: From thoraco- + lumbar.

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