Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pneumatocele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pneu-ma-to-cele
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hernia or air-filled cyst within the lung.

noun

A gaseous swelling, especially within the scrotum.

Etymology

From pneumato- + -cele.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pneumato
Suffix: cele

Inflected Forms

pneumatoceles (plural)

Questions

What does pneumatocele mean?: A hernia or air-filled cyst within the lung.
Where does pneumatocele come from?: From pneumato- + -cele.

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