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abdominal decompression

/æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
ab-dom-i-nal de-com-pres-sion
IPA
/æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/
34
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.

Countable; Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/
  • British English: /æbˈdɒm.ə.nəl diː.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abdominal decompressions (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce abdominal decompression?
The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈdɑm.ə.nəl di.kəmˈpɹɛʃ.ən/.
What does abdominal decompression mean?
During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.

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