Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasogastric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: na-so-gas-tric
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.

adj

Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- English gastric English nasogastric From naso- + gastric.

Frequently Paired Words

endotracheal nasoenteral orogastric

Synonyms

NG

Questions

What does nasogastric mean?: Pertaining both to the nose and to the stomach.
Where does nasogastric come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- English gastric English nasogastric From naso- + gastric.

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