Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paresthesis

/pəˈɹiːsθɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-res-the-sis
IPA
/pəˈɹiːsθɪsɪs/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Paresthesia.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek παραίσθησις (paraísthēsis, “misperception”). By surface analysis, para- + -esthesis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce paresthesis?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈɹiːsθɪsɪs/.
What does paresthesis mean?
Paresthesia.
Where does paresthesis come from?
From Ancient Greek παραίσθησις (paraísthēsis, “misperception”). By surface analysis, para- + -esthesis.

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