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splenocleisis

/spliːnəʊklaɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
splen-o-clei-sis
IPA
/spliːnəʊklaɪsɪs/
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Closure of the spleen, surgical procedure that induces the formation of fibrous tissue on the surface of the spleen to create a closure.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + Ancient Greek κλείσις (kleísis, “closure”). By surface analysis, spleno- + -cleisis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: σπλήν, κλείσις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /spliːnəʊklaɪsɪs/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce splenocleisis?
The recorded pronunciation is /spliːnəʊklaɪsɪs/.
What does splenocleisis mean?
Closure of the spleen, surgical procedure that induces the formation of fibrous tissue on the surface of the spleen to create a closure.
Where does splenocleisis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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