Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ventriculoperitoneal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ven-tricu-loperi-toneal
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a ventricle and the peritoneum

Example Sentences

"Clinical indications for blood and CSF collection included rule-out diagnoses (i.e., clinical assessment to eliminate from consideration the possible presence of a condition or disease including pseudo-tumor cerebri, meningitis, and subarachnoid hemorrhage), headaches, ventriculoperitoneal shunt taps, craniectomies, and blood/tissue diseases such as leukemia that required CSF access in diagnosis or treatment."

Etymology

From ventriculo- + peritoneal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ventriculo

Questions

What does ventriculoperitoneal mean?: Relating to a ventricle and the peritoneum
Where does ventriculoperitoneal come from?: From ventriculo- + peritoneal.

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