Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legg-calvé-perthes disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leg-g--calve-perthes dis-ease
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

6

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the ball of the femur, which subsequently stops growing.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after three doctors who independently studied it: Arthur Legg (1874–1939), Jacques Calvé (1875–1954), and Georg Perthes (1869–1927).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does legg-calvé-perthes disease mean?: A childhood hip disorder initiated by a disruption of blood flow to the ball of the femur, which subsequently stops growing.
Where does legg-calvé-perthes disease come from?: Named after three doctors who independently studied it: Arthur Legg (1874–1939), Jacques Calvé (1875–1954), and Georg Perthes (1869–1927).

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