Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encephalomyelopathy

/ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlɒpəθi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-cephalomyelopa-thy
IPA: /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlɒpəθi/

39

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any disease that affects both the brain and the spinal cord

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From encephalo- + myelo- + -pathy.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlɒpəθi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

encephalomyelopathies (plural)

Derived Forms

leukoencephalomyelopathy

Synonyms

encephalomyopathy

Questions

How do you pronounce encephalomyelopathy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪəˈlɒpəθi/.
What does encephalomyelopathy mean?: Any disease that affects both the brain and the spinal cord
Where does encephalomyelopathy come from?: From encephalo- + myelo- + -pathy.

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