Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

periostitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-rios-ti-tis
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of a periosteum

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

periostitides (plural) periostites (plural)

Derived Forms

mucoperiostitis osteoperiostitis pachydermoperiostosis

Frequently Paired Words

periostic

Questions

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

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