Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteonecrosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: os-teonecro-sis
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Avascular necrosis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

osteonecroses (plural)

Questions

What does osteonecrosis mean?: Avascular necrosis.
Where does osteonecrosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English necrosis English osteonecrosis From osteo- + necrosis.

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