petqaD

medical tool for mending bones

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

pʰɛtʰqʰɑɖ

Sound out petqaD letter by letter:

• ppʰstrongly aspirated p, with a puff of air
• eɛe as in 'bed'
• ttʰstrongly aspirated t
• qqʰk far back in the throat, aspirated
• aɑa as in 'father'
• Dɖretroflex d (tongue curled back)

• The surgeon typically injects a combined stimulant and pain killer, before using a petqaD to bond broken bones in place and a dermal regenerator to suture any wounds. Typical turnaround times allow an injured crewman to return to his post within seven minutes. [Haynes p.107]
• Only the word petqaD "medical device to bond broken bones", where Okrand only said: "Maltz said it was a good word, though sort of technical." (Email to Lieven, 13 december 2012) [2014-12-17-Email]

Haynes (2012-12-07-Email; 2014-12-17-Email)

Originally sourced from klingonska.org and enhanced by lingoXpress.