Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

papillogenesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pa-pil-lo-ge-n-e-sis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of papillae

Example Sentences

"To date, several phytochemicals in the light of chemoprevention have been studied by using suitable skin carcinogenic in vitro and in vivo models and proven as beneficial for prevention of skin cancer. 45 The effects of an aqueous infusion of saffron on two stage skin papillogenesis/carcinogenesis in mice initiated by 7-12 dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) and promoted with croton oil were evaluated."

Etymology

From papillo- + -genesis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: papillo
Suffix: genesis

Questions

What does papillogenesis mean?: The formation of papillae
Where does papillogenesis come from?: From papillo- + -genesis.

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