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cancrum oris

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-crum oris
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noma, a gangrenous disease of the face

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin cancrum ōris, from cancrum (“canker”) and ōris (“of the mouth, face”), genitive singular of ōs (“mouth, face”). The Latin phrase itself is first attested in a source that gives it as a translation of an English common name "mouth canker" or "canker of the mouth".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: cancrum ōris

Usage

Questions

What does cancrum oris mean?
noma, a gangrenous disease of the face
Where does cancrum oris come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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