Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parasyphilis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
parasyphilis
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any form of neurosyphilis that formerly was known to be correlated with late-stage syphilis but was misapprehended to be distinct from it.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From para- + syphilis.

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What does parasyphilis mean?
Any form of neurosyphilis that formerly was known to be correlated with late-stage syphilis but was misapprehended to be distinct from it.
Where does parasyphilis come from?
From para- + syphilis.

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