Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pars tensa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: pars ten-sa
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The larger and more robust region of the tympanic membrane, consisting of three layers: skin, fibrous tissue, and mucosa.

Etymology

From Latin [Term?], meaning "the extended (or stretched) portion."

Origin

Source language: Latin

Frequently Paired Words

pars flaccida

Questions

What does pars tensa mean?: The larger and more robust region of the tympanic membrane, consisting of three layers: skin, fibrous tissue, and mucosa.
Where does pars tensa come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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