Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tularemia

/ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: tu-laremia
IPA: /ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Tularemia, an infectious disease spread by ticks, kills 150 or so people a year in America."

Etymology

Tulare County, California, where it was discovered, + -emia

Word Breakdown

Suffix: emia

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tularaemia (alternative)

Derived Forms

tularemic

Synonyms

deer fly fever Ohara's fever Pahvant Valley plague rabbit fever tularaemia yatobyo

Questions

How do you pronounce tularemia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌt(j)uːləˈɹiːmɪə/.
What does tularemia mean?: An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.
Where does tularemia come from?: Tulare County, California, where it was discovered, + -emia

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