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post-micturition convulsion syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
post-mic-turi-tion -con-vul-sion syn-drome
IPA
50
Scrabble Score
33
Letters
8
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of shivering during or after urination.

Formal; Uncountable

Etymology

post- + micturition + convulsion + syndrome. Coined by American humorist Cecil Adams in 1994 in The Straight Dope, when a reader inquired about the phenomenon.

Usage

Phrases

micturition syncope

Frequently Paired Words

micturition syncope

Synonyms

pee shivers piss shivers PMCS

Questions

What does post-micturition convulsion syndrome mean?
The presence of shivering during or after urination.
Where does post-micturition convulsion syndrome come from?
post- + micturition + convulsion + syndrome. Coined by American humorist Cecil Adams in 1994 in The Straight Dope, when a reader inquired about the phenomenon.

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