Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phimosis

/faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
phi-mo-sis
IPA
/faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φίμωσις (phímōsis, “muzzling; contraction of the prepuce”), from φῑμόω (phīmóō, “to muzzle”) + -σις (-sis, nominal suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: φίμωσις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/
  • British English: /fʌɪˈməʊ.sɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phimoses (plural)

Derived Forms

blepharophimosis paraphimosis phimosiectomy

Questions

How do you pronounce phimosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /faɪˈmoʊ.sɪs/.
What does phimosis mean?
A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
Where does phimosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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