Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commissurotomy

/ˌkɒmɪʃəˈɹɒtəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: com-mis-suro-to-my
IPA: /ˌkɒmɪʃəˈɹɒtəmi/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.

Etymology

Etymology tree English commissure Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English commissurotomy From commissure + -otomy.

Inflected Forms

commissurotomies (plural)

Derived Forms

postcommissurotomy

Questions

How do you pronounce commissurotomy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɒmɪʃəˈɹɒtəmi/.
What does commissurotomy mean?: The surgical division of a commissure or similar structure.
Where does commissurotomy come from?: Etymology tree English commissure Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)der. English -tomy English -otomy English commissurotomy From commissure + -otomy.

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