Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

african sleeping sickness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: african sleep-ing sick-ness
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sleeping sickness caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei, prevalent in tropical Africa.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

African trypanosomiasis

Questions

What does african sleeping sickness mean?: A sleeping sickness caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei, prevalent in tropical Africa.

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