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phakomatosis

/ˌfeɪkəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phako-mato-sis
IPA
/ˌfeɪkəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of neurocutaneous disorders of the central nervous system causing lesions on the skin and eye.

Etymology

From phak- + -omato- + -osis, from the Greek φακός (phakós, “spot, lens”), -ωμα (-ōma, “process”), and the suffix -osis; the term was introduced by Dutch ophthalmologist Jan van der Hoeve in 1920, before the distinct genetic basis of each of these diseases was understood.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phakomatoses (plural) phacomatosis (alternative)

Phrases

phakomatosis pigmentokeratotica

Synonyms

neuro-oculo-cutaneous syndrome neurocutaneous disorder neurocutaneous syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce phakomatosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfeɪkəʊməˈtəʊsɪs/.
What does phakomatosis mean?
Any of a group of neurocutaneous disorders of the central nervous system causing lesions on the skin and eye.
Where does phakomatosis come from?
From phak- + -omato- + -osis, from the Greek φακός (phakós, “spot, lens”), -ωμα (-ōma, “process”), and the suffix -osis; the term was introduced by Dutch ophthalmologist Jan van der Hoeve in 1920, before the distinct genetic basis of each of these diseases was understood.

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