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flexnerian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flexne-r-i-an
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to modern medical practices that crystallized with the 1910 publication of the Flexner Report, which criticized the loose standards of medical education in the United States at the time and advocated the establishment of stricter scientific standards.

Etymology

From Flexner + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does flexnerian mean?
Of or relating to modern medical practices that crystallized with the 1910 publication of the Flexner Report, which criticized the loose standards of medical education in the United States at the time and advocated the establishment of stricter scientific standards.
Where does flexnerian come from?
From Flexner + -ian.

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