Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuromyelitis optica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.96 in modern English

Syllables: neu-romyeli-tis op-ti-ca
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An autoimmune disease with a similar presentation to multiple sclerosis, but is common in Asians and in most cases is characterised by the presence of anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Included in the archive are […] paintings by Connie Karleta Sales, an artist and poet who lives with neuromyelitis optica, an autoimmune disease that attacks the spinal cord and optic nerves."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does neuromyelitis optica mean?: An autoimmune disease with a similar presentation to multiple sclerosis, but is common in Asians and in most cases is characterised by the presence of anti-aquaporin 4 antibodies.

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