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cephalocentesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cephalo-cen-te-sis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

puncture of the skull in order to drain excess fluid

Etymology

From cephalo- + -centesis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cephalocenteses (plural)

Questions

What does cephalocentesis mean?
puncture of the skull in order to drain excess fluid
Where does cephalocentesis come from?
From cephalo- + -centesis.

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