Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subpectoral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sub-pec-toral
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beneath the pectoralis major

Example Sentences

"Transvenous ICD implantation followed institutional standards with device placement either in a left-sided subpectoral or subcutaneous pocket and with the right ventricular lead positioned in the right ventricular apex."

Etymology

From sub- + pectoral.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sub

Questions

What does subpectoral mean?: Beneath the pectoralis major
Where does subpectoral come from?: From sub- + pectoral.

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