Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypersecretion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-secre-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive secretion.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English secretion English hypersecretion From hyper- + secretion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypersecretions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypersecrete hypersecretive hypersecretory hyposecretion normosecretion

Questions

What does hypersecretion mean?: Excessive secretion.
Where does hypersecretion come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English secretion English hypersecretion From hyper- + secretion.

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