Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underscreening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-screen-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficient screening

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Texas, underscreening in African-American and Hispanic women probably accounts for their disproportionately high rates of cervical cancer."

Etymology

From under- + screening.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: under

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does underscreening mean?: Insufficient screening
Where does underscreening come from?: From under- + screening.

How to pronounce underscreening

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