Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diverticulopexy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-ver-tic-u-lopexy
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An operation to fix or obliterate a diverticulum without excising it.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From diverticulum + -o- + -pexy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: diverticulum
Suffix: -o-

Usage

Inflected Forms

diverticulopexies (plural)

Questions

What does diverticulopexy mean?: An operation to fix or obliterate a diverticulum without excising it.
Where does diverticulopexy come from?: From diverticulum + -o- + -pexy.

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