Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erythromelalgia

/ɪˌɹɪθɹəmɛˈlæld͡ʒ(ɪ)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: ery-throme-lal-gia
IPA: /ɪˌɹɪθɹəmɛˈlæld͡ʒ(ɪ)ə/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Brisky, who has short silver hair, now helps with Lydia’s care overnight, which is her worst time because her erythromelalgia flares prevent Lydia from getting up and handling some things herself, and standing and moving aggravates it."

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”); first used in 1878 by Silas Weir Mitchell to describe a syndrome of red congestion and burning pain in the hands and feet.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐρυθρός

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Mitchell's disease acromelalgia red neuralgia erythermalgia

Questions

How do you pronounce erythromelalgia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌɹɪθɹəmɛˈlæld͡ʒ(ɪ)ə/.
What does erythromelalgia mean?: A rare neurovascular peripheral pain disorder in which blood vessels, usually in the lower extremities or hands, are episodically blocked, then become hyperemic and inflamed.
Where does erythromelalgia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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