Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pupilloconstriction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pupil-lo-con-stric-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

constriction of the pupil of the eye (typically in response to light)

Etymology

Etymology tree English pupillo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction English pupilloconstriction From pupillo- + constriction.

Inflected Forms

pupilloconstrictions (plural)

Questions

What does pupilloconstriction mean?
constriction of the pupil of the eye (typically in response to light)
Where does pupilloconstriction come from?
Etymology tree English pupillo- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin cōnstrictiōbor. English constriction English pupilloconstriction From pupillo- + constriction.

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