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phlegmasia

/flɛɡˈmeɪzi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phleg-ma-sia
IPA
/flɛɡˈmeɪzi.ə/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.

Archaic; Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία (phlegmăsía, “inflammation”), from φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”) (whence also phlegm).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, φλεγμᾰσία

Usage

Inflected Forms

phlegmasiae (plural)

Phrases

phlegmasia alba dolens phlegmasia cerulea dolens phlegmasia dolens

Questions

How do you pronounce phlegmasia?
The recorded pronunciation is /flɛɡˈmeɪzi.ə/.
What does phlegmasia mean?
An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
Where does phlegmasia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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