Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ureteroscopy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables: ureteroscopy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Visual inspection of the ureter by means of a ureteroscope.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In accordance, the five completely normal ureteroscopies in our study were performed in patients with small filling defects on CTU."

Etymology

From ureter + -scopy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ureter

Usage

Inflected Forms

ureteroscopies (plural)

Derived Forms

ureteroscopist

Questions

What does ureteroscopy mean?: Visual inspection of the ureter by means of a ureteroscope.
Where does ureteroscopy come from?: From ureter + -scopy.

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