Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

detrusor

/dɪˈtɹuː.zɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: de-tru-sor
IPA: /dɪˈtɹuː.zɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.

Example Sentences

"The brain contains multiple centers that modulate detrusor control. Although the exact mechanism remains unclear, the net effect of the brain's influence on the bladder is to inhibit detrusor contractions until an appropriate time and place for urination."
"Detrusor overactivity is defined by the ICS as a urodynamic observation characterised by involuntary detrusor contractions during the filling phase which may be spontaneous or provoked."
"2009, Christopher R. Chapple, Scott A. MacDiarmid, Anand Patel, Urodynamics Made Easy, Elsevier (Churchill Livingstone), 3rd Edition, page 88, During voiding the patient's bladder should empty completely with a maximum detrusor pressure of 25–50 cm H₂O."

Etymology

From Latin dētrūdō (“to thrust, drive, or force away”) + -or, from dē- (“away, out”) + trūdō (“to thrust, to push, to drive”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈtɹuː.zɚ/
British English: /dɪˈtɹuː.sə/

Inflected Forms

detrusors (plural) detrusores (plural)

Rhymes With

user loser cruiser abuser accuser bruiser boozer chooser fuser superuser fusor luser

Questions

How do you pronounce detrusor?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈtɹuː.zɚ/.
What does detrusor mean?: A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.
Where does detrusor come from?: From Latin dētrūdō (“to thrust, drive, or force away”) + -or, from dē- (“away, out”) + trūdō (“to thrust, to push, to drive”).

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