Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parasitemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
par-a-sitemia
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of parasites in the blood

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English parasitemia From parasite + -emia.

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Questions

What does parasitemia mean?
The presence of parasites in the blood
Where does parasitemia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek σῖτος (sîtos) Ancient Greek παράσιτος (parásitos)der. Latin parasītusder. Middle French parasite English parasite Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă)der. New Latinder. English -emia English parasitemia From parasite + -emia.

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