Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epileptogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: epilep-to-ge-n-e-sis
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which the brain develops epilepsy.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From epilepto- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epilepto
Suffix: genesis

Usage

Inflected Forms

epileptogeneses (plural)

Derived Forms

antiepileptogenesis

Frequently Paired Words

epileptogenic

Questions

What does epileptogenesis mean?: The process by which the brain develops epilepsy.
Where does epileptogenesis come from?: From epilepto- + -genesis.

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