Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

litholabe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: litho-labe
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιθολάβος (litholábos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λιθολάβος

Inflected Forms

litholabes (plural)

Questions

What does litholabe mean?: A forceps-like instrument for grasping a calculus and holding it while it is crushed.
Where does litholabe come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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