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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kyphoplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
kypho-plas-ty
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κυφός (kuphós) + -plasty.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kyphoplasties (plural)

Questions

What does kyphoplasty mean?
A medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.
Where does kyphoplasty come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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