Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clostridiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clostrid-io-sis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Infection with a clostridium.

noun

An instance of such infection; an infection with a clostridium.

Example Sentences

"Of the sick horses, equine intestinal clostridiosis was diagnosed in 2 horses with large C perfringens counts (10⁴ to 10⁷ colony-forming units/g) and with acute diarrhea."

Etymology

From clostridium + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: clostridium

Inflected Forms

clostridioses (plural)

Questions

What does clostridiosis mean?: Infection with a clostridium.
Where does clostridiosis come from?: From clostridium + -osis.

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