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poikiloderma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
poik-ilo-der-ma
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atrophy of the skin that is accompanied by a mottled pigmentation

Etymology

From poikilo- + -derma.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

poikilodermas (plural)

Phrases

bullous acrokeratotic poikiloderma of Kindler and Weary poikiloderma congenitale

Frequently Paired Words

poikilodermatous

Questions

What does poikiloderma mean?
An atrophy of the skin that is accompanied by a mottled pigmentation
Where does poikiloderma come from?
From poikilo- + -derma.

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