Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catastaltic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catastaltic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Holding back outflow of fluids by contraction of tissues.

Example Sentences

"catastaltic movements/actions"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κατασταλτικός (katastaltikós, “holding in check”), from καταστέλλω (katastéllō, “repress”), from στέλλω (stéllō).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κατασταλτικός

Questions

What does catastaltic mean?: Holding back outflow of fluids by contraction of tissues.
Where does catastaltic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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