Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encephalitozoonosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-cephal-i-to-zoono-sis
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease in many mammals, characterized by brain lesions, due to infection by encephalitozoon protozoa.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English encephalitozoon Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English encephalitozoonosis From encephalitozoon + -osis.

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Questions

What does encephalitozoonosis mean?
A disease in many mammals, characterized by brain lesions, due to infection by encephalitozoon protozoa.
Where does encephalitozoonosis come from?
Etymology tree English encephalitozoon Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English encephalitozoonosis From encephalitozoon + -osis.

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