microdialysis
noun
microdialysis is spelled M-I-C-R-O-D-I-A-L-Y-S-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, microdialysis means “A technique in which a short length of dialysis membrane is introduced into a biological tissue in order to collect samples of fluid for analysis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of microdialysis is microdialyses.
How many letters and syllables are in microdialysis?
| Letters | 13: M-I-C-R-O-D-I-A-L-Y-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd 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 microdialysis?
Microdialysis appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 microdialysis
- microdialyses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does microdialysis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A technique in which a short length of dialysis membrane is introduced into a biological tissue in order to collect samples of fluid for analysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does microdialysis come from?
From micro- + dialysis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).