Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worster-drought syndrome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
worster--drought syn-drome
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of heritable dementia found in Britain and the British.

Uncountable

Etymology

Usage

Synonyms

Worster-Drought Worster-Drought's Worster-Drought's syndrome familial British dementia

Questions

What does worster-drought syndrome mean?
A form of congenital suprabulbar paresis associated with cerebral palsy.
Where does worster-drought syndrome come from?
Named after physician Cecil Charles Worster-Drought.

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