Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydrencephalocele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-dren-cephalo-cele
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protrusion of the brain fissure enclosing part of a ventricle.

Etymology

From hydro- + encephalocele.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hydro

Inflected Forms

hydrencephaloceles (plural) hydrocephalocele (alternative) hydroencephalocele (alternative)

Questions

What does hydrencephalocele mean?: A protrusion of the brain fissure enclosing part of a ventricle.
Where does hydrencephalocele come from?: From hydro- + encephalocele.

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