Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteodystrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: os-teodys-tro-phy
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any abnormal or defective development of a bone

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English dystrophy English osteodystrophy From osteo- + dystrophy.

Usage

Inflected Forms

osteodystrophies (plural)

Phrases

Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy chondro-osteodystrophy

Frequently Paired Words

osteochondrodysplasia

Questions

What does osteodystrophy mean?: Any abnormal or defective development of a bone
Where does osteodystrophy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English dystrophy English osteodystrophy From osteo- + dystrophy.

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