Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polycystic

/pɑliˈsɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: poly-cys-tic
IPA: /pɑliˈsɪstɪk/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having many cysts.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English cystic English polycystic From poly- + cystic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɑliˈsɪstɪk/
British English: /ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk/

Inflected Forms

more polycystic (comparative) most polycystic (superlative)

Derived Forms

fibropolycystic nonpolycystic polycystin

Phrases

polycystic kidney polycystic liver polycystic ovary

Questions

How do you pronounce polycystic?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑliˈsɪstɪk/.
What does polycystic mean?: Having many cysts.
Where does polycystic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English cystic English polycystic From poly- + cystic.

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