Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perinatologist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-na-tol-o-gist
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An obstetrician specializing in the care of the mother and fetus at higher than normal risk for complications.

Etymology

From perinatology + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: perinatology

Inflected Forms

perinatologists (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

perinatological perinatology

Questions

What does perinatologist mean?: An obstetrician specializing in the care of the mother and fetus at higher than normal risk for complications.
Where does perinatologist come from?: From perinatology + -ist.

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