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lionitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
li-oni-tis
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

craniodiaphyseal dysplasia: a rare autosomal-recessive bone disorder that causes calcium to build up in the skull, disfiguring the facial features and reducing life expectancy

Uncountable

Etymology

From lion + -itis, from the leonine facial appearance in some cases.

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What does lionitis mean?
craniodiaphyseal dysplasia: a rare autosomal-recessive bone disorder that causes calcium to build up in the skull, disfiguring the facial features and reducing life expectancy
Where does lionitis come from?
From lion + -itis, from the leonine facial appearance in some cases.

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