Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pancreatitis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: pan-cre-ati-tis
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the pancreas.

Example Sentences

"Chronic pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas is inflamed or swells for an extended period."

Etymology

Etymology tree English pancreas Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English pancreatitis From pancreas + -itis.

Inflected Forms

pancreatitises (plural) pancreatitides (plural)

Derived Forms

hepatopancreatitis pancreatitic peripancreatitis

Questions

What does pancreatitis mean?: Inflammation of the pancreas.
Where does pancreatitis come from?: Etymology tree English pancreas Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English pancreatitis From pancreas + -itis.

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