Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asteatosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: asteato-sis
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum

Uncountable

Etymology

From a- + steato- + -osis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

asteatoses (plural)

Derived Forms

asteatotic

Questions

What does asteatosis mean?: Persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum
Where does asteatosis come from?: From a- + steato- + -osis.

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