kyphoplasty
noun
kyphoplasty is spelled K-Y-P-H-O-P-L-A-S-T-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kyphoplasty means “A medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kyphoplasty is kyphoplasties.
How many letters and syllables are in kyphoplasty?
| Letters | 11: K-Y-P-H-O-P-L-A-S-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is kyphoplasty?
Kyphoplasty appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
Forms of kyphoplasty
- kyphoplasties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kyphoplasty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A medical procedure that restores the original height and angle of kyphosis of a fractured vertebra and then stabilizes it with the injection of bone filler material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kyphoplasty come from?
From Ancient Greek κυφός (kuphós) + -plasty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).