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hydrocolpos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-dro-col-pos
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition characterised by a distended, fluid-filled vaginal cavity.

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hydro- + colp- + -us.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

colposcopy colpotomy hematocolpos hydrometra hematometra hydrometrocolpos hematometrocolpos

Questions

What does hydrocolpos mean?
A condition characterised by a distended, fluid-filled vaginal cavity.
Where does hydrocolpos come from?
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”), + κόλπος (kólpos, “any hollow space; womb”); essentially equivalent to a surface analysis of hydro- + colp- + -us.

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