Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arteriovenostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ar-te-ri-ovenos-to-my
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The implantation of a shunt or cannula for chronic renal dialysis.

Example Sentences

"Arteriovenostomies occurred slightly less than 30,000 times in 1992; between 1986 and 1992, the rate increased by 34 percent in white beneficiaries and by 73 percent in black beneficiaries."
"To save the life of Okoro, a procedure called "arteriovenostomy for renal dialysis" was recommended for him."
"In contrast, Black beneficiaries were found to have substantially higher rates than White beneficiaries in the use of four procedures performed in the hospital: amputation of part of the lower limb, surgical debridement, arteriovenostomy, and bilateral orchiectomy."

Etymology

From arterio- + veno- + -ostomy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: arterio
Suffix: veno-

Inflected Forms

arteriovenostomies (plural)

Questions

What does arteriovenostomy mean?: The implantation of a shunt or cannula for chronic renal dialysis.
Where does arteriovenostomy come from?: From arterio- + veno- + -ostomy.

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