Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucositis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: mu-cosi-tis
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as:

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English mucosa Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English mucositis From mucosa + -itis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mucositides (plural)

Phrases

oral mucositis

Frequently Paired Words

serositis

Questions

What does mucositis mean?: Inflammation of a mucosa (mucous membrane), or of multiple mucosae; as
Where does mucositis come from?: Etymology tree English mucosa Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English mucositis From mucosa + -itis.

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