Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

echinococcal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: echinococ-cal
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to echinococcus.

Example Sentences

"Imaging studies (chest roentgenograms, abdominal ultrasound) did not show evidence of echinococcal infection, and endoscopically obtained biopsies from the GI tract did not show eosinophils or mast cells."

Etymology

From echinococcus + -al.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: echinococcus

Derived Forms

antiechinococcal

Questions

What does echinococcal mean?: Relating to echinococcus.
Where does echinococcal come from?: From echinococcus + -al.

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