pericholecystitis
Syllables
pe-ri-cho-le-cyst-i-tis
Pronunciation
/ˌpɛrɪkoʊlɪsɪˈstaɪtɪs/
Stress
0000101
Morphemes
peri- + cholecyst- + -itis
Pericholecystitis is a noun denoting gallbladder inflammation. It's syllabified as pe-ri-cho-le-cyst-i-tis, with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. The word is morphologically complex, built from Greek roots and suffixes. Syllable division follows standard US English rules, accounting for digraphs and consonant clusters.
Definitions
- 1
Inflammation of the gallbladder and its surrounding tissues.
“The patient was diagnosed with pericholecystitis after experiencing severe abdominal pain.”
syn:cholecystitis
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-tis').
Syllables
pe — Closed syllable, consonant onset, vowel nucleus.. ri — Open syllable, vowel nucleus, consonant onset.. cho — Open syllable, vowel nucleus, consonant onset (digraph).. le — Open syllable, vowel nucleus, consonant onset.. cyst — Closed syllable, consonant onset, vowel nucleus, consonant cluster coda.. i — Syllable consisting solely of a vowel.. tis — Closed syllable, consonant onset, diphthong nucleus, complex coda.
Word Parts
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Onset-Rime
Dividing syllables based on consonant onset and vowel-containing rime.
Vowel Alone
A single vowel constitutes a syllable.
Consonant Clusters
Permissible in onsets and codas, adhering to phonotactic constraints.
- The digraph 'ch' is treated as a single onset.
- The consonant cluster 'st' is permissible in the coda.
- The final 'tis' syllable is complex, with a diphthong and a multi-consonant coda.
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