Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microguidewire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crogu-idewire
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very thin guidewire.

Example Sentences

"Navigation of the microcatheter into the aneurysm was performed with the assistance of a 0.012 inch microguidewire (GT wire; Terumo, Tokyo, Japan)."

Etymology

From micro- + guidewire.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microguidewires (plural)

Questions

What does microguidewire mean?: A very thin guidewire.
Where does microguidewire come from?: From micro- + guidewire.

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