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phthiriasis

/θɪˈɹaɪ.səs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phthi-ri-a-sis
IPA
/θɪˈɹaɪ.səs/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infestation by pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin phthīriāsis, from Ancient Greek φθειρίασις (phtheiríasis).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φθειρίασις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /θɪˈɹaɪ.səs/
  • British English: /(f)θɪˈɹaɪ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phthiriases (plural)

Synonyms

pediculosis pubis phthiriasis pubis crabs pubic lice

Rhymes With

crisis lysis

Questions

How do you pronounce phthiriasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɪˈɹaɪ.səs/.
What does phthiriasis mean?
An infestation by pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
Where does phthiriasis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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