Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phthisiology

/ˌθaɪsiˈɒlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ph-thi-si-ol-o-gy
IPA: /ˌθaɪsiˈɒlədʒi/

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.

Uncountable

Etymology

From phthisis + -logy.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce phthisiology?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθaɪsiˈɒlədʒi/.
What does phthisiology mean?: The care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.
Where does phthisiology come from?: From phthisis + -logy.

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