Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cordocentesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-do-cen-te-sis
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English cord Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -centesis English cordocentesis From cord + -o- + -centesis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cordocenteses (plural)

Synonyms

FBS fetal blood sampling funipuncture PUBS

Questions

What does cordocentesis mean?: The removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing.
Where does cordocentesis come from?: Etymology tree English cord Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -centesis English cordocentesis From cord + -o- + -centesis.

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