detrusor
/dɪˈtɹuː.zɚ/noun
detrusor is spelled D-E-T-R-U-S-O-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, detrusor means “A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of detrusor is detrusors or detrusores.
How many letters and syllables are in detrusor?
| Letters | 8: D-E-T-R-U-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is detrusor?
Detrusor appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce detrusor?
- UK /dɪˈtɹuː.sə/
- US /dɪˈtɹuː.zɚ/
- US /dɪˈtɹuː.sɚ/
Detrusor has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with detrusor?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as detrusor from its last stressed vowel (/uzəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of detrusor
- detrusors plural
- detrusores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detrusor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder that relaxes to allow urine to be stored and contracts to expel it; often used attributively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Detrusor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense smooth muscle in the wall of the bladder:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détrusor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does detrusor come from?
From Latin dētrūdō (“to thrust, drive, or force away”) + -or, from dē- (“away, out”) + trūdō (“to thrust, to push, to drive”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).