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pilonidal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
pi-lonidal
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.

Etymology

From Latin pilus (“hair”) and nidus (“nest”).

Phrases

pilonidal abscess pilonidal cyst pilonidal disease pilonidal sinus natal cleft sacrococcygeal fistula

Frequently Paired Words

natal cleft sacrococcygeal fistula

Questions

What does pilonidal mean?
Having body hairs which have grown in a concentrated area on the skin and formed a cyst or abscess.
Where does pilonidal come from?
From Latin pilus (“hair”) and nidus (“nest”).

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