Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choroideremia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: choroi-deremia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An X-linked recessive retinal degenerative disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

From choroid + Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “lonely”) + -ia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐρῆμος

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

choroideremic

Questions

What does choroideremia mean?: An X-linked recessive retinal degenerative disease.
Where does choroideremia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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