Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyposelenemia

/ˌhaɪ.poʊˌsɛ.ləˈni.mi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-pose-len-e-mia
IPA: /ˌhaɪ.poʊˌsɛ.ləˈni.mi.ə/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having insufficient selenium in the bloodstream.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In 11 of these patients, the hyposelenemia was a result of a variety of gastrointestinal diseases (coeliac disease, malabsorption, Whipple's disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and intestinal obstruction)."

Etymology

From hypo- + seleno- + -emia.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhaɪ.poʊˌsɛ.ləˈni.mi.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hyposelenaemia (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce hyposelenemia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.poʊˌsɛ.ləˈni.mi.ə/.
What does hyposelenemia mean?: The condition of having insufficient selenium in the bloodstream.
Where does hyposelenemia come from?: From hypo- + seleno- + -emia.

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