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prosphysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pros-ph-ysis
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρόσφῠσις (prósphŭsis, “a growing to, clinging to”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

prosphyses (plural)

Questions

What does prosphysis mean?
A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball.
Where does prosphysis come from?
From Ancient Greek πρόσφῠσις (prósphŭsis, “a growing to, clinging to”).

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