Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

powassan encephalitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
powas-san en-cephali-tis
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of encephalitis caused by the Powassan virus, a flavivirus transmitted by ticks.

Uncountable

Usage

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What does powassan encephalitis mean?
A form of encephalitis caused by the Powassan virus, a flavivirus transmitted by ticks.

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