Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

osteosclerosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: os-teoscle-ro-sis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An increase in bone density

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

osteoscleroses (plural)

Derived Forms

dysosteosclerosis

Questions

What does osteosclerosis mean?: An increase in bone density
Where does osteosclerosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃ésth₁ Ancient Greek ὀστέον (ostéon)der. English osteo- English sclerosis English osteosclerosis From osteo- + sclerosis.

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