Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psammoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psam-mo-ma
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A brain tumour containing concretions resembling grains of sand

Etymology

From psammo- + -oma.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psammo
Suffix: oma

Inflected Forms

psammomas (plural) psammomata (plural)

Derived Forms

psammomatous

Synonyms

sand tumor

Questions

What does psammoma mean?: A brain tumour containing concretions resembling grains of sand
Where does psammoma come from?: From psammo- + -oma.

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