neurosyphilis
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The progression of syphilis to neurosyphilis usually takes 30 to 40 years, but in a "coinfected person" it can occur in six to nine months."
- "Even more recently, The Times Literary Supplement, sifting through Hardy’s ashes, ran a story suggesting that his first wife may have suffered from quaternary neurosyphilis — contracted from him."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English syphilis English neurosyphilis From neuro- + syphilis.