Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encephalopuncture

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-cephalop-unc-ture
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

puncture of the brain or of the meninges

Etymology

From encephalo- + puncture.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

encephalopunctures (plural)

Questions

What does encephalopuncture mean?
puncture of the brain or of the meninges
Where does encephalopuncture come from?
From encephalo- + puncture.

How to pronounce encephalopuncture

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