Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forestier's disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: forestier's dis-ease
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

calcification of ligaments from the attachments to the spine

Uncountable

Etymology

Named for Dr. Jacques Forestier, the French neurologist who discovered it.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Forestier disease (alternative) Forestier's (alternative) Forestier (alternative)

Synonyms

diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

Questions

What does forestier's disease mean?: calcification of ligaments from the attachments to the spine
Where does forestier's disease come from?: Named for Dr. Jacques Forestier, the French neurologist who discovered it.

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