Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

growth arrest line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: growth ar-rest -line
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A line of increased bone density that represents the position of the growth plate at the time of insult to the organism and formed on long bones due to growth arrest.

Inflected Forms

growth arrest lines (plural)

Synonyms

Harris line

Questions

What does growth arrest line mean?: A line of increased bone density that represents the position of the growth plate at the time of insult to the organism and formed on long bones due to growth arrest.

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