Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

morsicatio

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mor-si-ca-tio
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lesion of the oral mucosa (the inside of the cheek) caused by friction, as in repetitive biting or chewing.

Etymology

From the Latin morusus (“bite”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: morusus

Questions

What does morsicatio mean?: A lesion of the oral mucosa (the inside of the cheek) caused by friction, as in repetitive biting or chewing.
Where does morsicatio come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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