Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hirsutism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: hir-sutism
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hirsute Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hirsutism From hirsute + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hirsutisms (plural)

Synonyms

hirsuteness

Questions

What does hirsutism mean?: Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.
Where does hirsutism come from?: Etymology tree English hirsute Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hirsutism From hirsute + -ism.

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