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pneumoencephalopathy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pneu-moen-cephalopa-thy
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A historical term for brain dysfunction caused by air entering the cranial cavity, typically as a complication of older diagnostic procedures like pneumoencephalography.

Inflected Forms

pneumoencephalopathies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pneumocephalus

Questions

What does pneumoencephalopathy mean?
A historical term for brain dysfunction caused by air entering the cranial cavity, typically as a complication of older diagnostic procedures like pneumoencephalography.

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