Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucocele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: mu-co-cele
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.

Etymology

From muco- + -cele.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: muco
Suffix: cele

Inflected Forms

mucoceles (plural)

Questions

What does mucocele mean?: An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
Where does mucocele come from?: From muco- + -cele.

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