Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

costotransverse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cos-to-trans-verse
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

connecting a rib and the transverse process of a vertebra

Example Sentences

"Pain referral patterns of asymptomatic costotransverse joints have not been established."

Etymology

From costo- + transverse.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: costo

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does costotransverse mean?: connecting a rib and the transverse process of a vertebra
Where does costotransverse come from?: From costo- + transverse.

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