Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichorhinophalangeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-chorhinopha-langeal
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the hair, nose, and phalanges (finger or toe bones); applied to Langer-Giedion syndrome.

Example Sentences

"Doctor Giedeon described several children with what he called the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome because they had involvement of hair, which was sparse and thin and did not grow well, because they had involvement of their phalanges with peculiar cone-shaped epiphyses, and because they had in common a physiognomy characterized by what he called a pear-shaped nose […]"
"In the case of the trichorhinophalangeal syndrome, gene deletions can cause the disease, which may not be detected by analysis of the panel."
"Trichorhinophalangeal syndrome type 1 and the more severe type 3 are autosomal dominant disorders (OMIM #190350 and #190351), arising from mutation of a putative transcription factor (TRPS1)."

Etymology

From tricho- + rhino- + phalangeal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tricho-
Suffix: rhino-

Questions

What does trichorhinophalangeal mean?: Relating to the hair, nose, and phalanges (finger or toe bones); applied to Langer-Giedion syndrome.
Where does trichorhinophalangeal come from?: From tricho- + rhino- + phalangeal.

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