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osteophytosis

/ˌɑː.sti.oʊˌfaɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
os-teo-phy-to-sis
IPA
/ˌɑː.sti.oʊˌfaɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of osteophytes

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From osteophyte + -osis.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɑː.sti.oʊˌfaɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/
  • British English: /ˌɒ.sti.əʊ.fʌɪˈtəʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

osteophytoses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

osteophytotic

Rhymes With

diagnosis tuberculosis prognosis sclerosis hypnosis psychosis apoptosis osteoporosis thrombosis stenosis osmosis symbiosis

Questions

How do you pronounce osteophytosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑː.sti.oʊˌfaɪˈtoʊ.sɪs/.
What does osteophytosis mean?
The presence of osteophytes
Where does osteophytosis come from?
From osteophyte + -osis.

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