Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phyma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phy-ma
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tubercle, tumor, or abscess on any external part of the body.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φῦμα (phûma).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

phymas (plural) phymata (plural)

Derived Forms

hepatophyma

Questions

What does phyma mean?: A tubercle, tumor, or abscess on any external part of the body.
Where does phyma come from?: From Ancient Greek φῦμα (phûma).

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