Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valvoplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: valvo-plas-ty
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.

Etymology

From valvo- + -plasty.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: valvo
Suffix: plasty

Inflected Forms

valvoplasties (plural)

Synonyms

valvuloplasty

Questions

What does valvoplasty mean?: Plastic surgery to repair a valve, such as a heart valve or venous valve.
Where does valvoplasty come from?: From valvo- + -plasty.

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