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hand, foot and mouth disease

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
hand, -foot and -mouth dis-ease
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infection in humans caused by a group of enteroviruses, typically characterized by a mild fever followed by a rash of flat discoloured spots and bumps that may blister, most commonly on the hands, feet and mouth.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

hand, foot, and mouth disease (alternative) hand-foot-and-mouth disease (alternative) hand, foot, mouth disease (alternative) hand-foot-mouth disease (alternative)

Phrases

foot-and-mouth disease

Frequently Paired Words

foot-and-mouth disease

Synonyms

HFMD

Questions

What does hand, foot and mouth disease mean?
An infection in humans caused by a group of enteroviruses, typically characterized by a mild fever followed by a rash of flat discoloured spots and bumps that may blister, most commonly on the hands, feet and mouth.

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