Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyremesis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tyreme-sis
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The vomiting of curd-like matter, especially by infants.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τυρός (turós, “cheese”) + emesis.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τυρός

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

tyrosis

Questions

What does tyremesis mean?: The vomiting of curd-like matter, especially by infants.
Where does tyremesis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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