Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

precorneal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-corneal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In front of the cornea

Example Sentences

"The inefficiency of this route is mainly attributed to the precorneal tear clearance mechanism, the highly selective anterior corneal epithelial barrier and the patient compliance, a factor that is quite unpredictable and difficult to control."

Etymology

From pre- + corneal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does precorneal mean?: In front of the cornea
Where does precorneal come from?: From pre- + corneal.

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