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pseudopseudoseizure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pseu-dopseu-do-seizure
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An epileptic seizure manifesting in a manner that makes it prone to be misdiagnosed as a psychogenic nonepileptic seizure.

Etymology

From pseudo- + pseudoseizure, the latter in turn from pseudo- + seizure.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pseudopseudoseizures (plural) pseudo-pseudoseizure (alternative)

Questions

What does pseudopseudoseizure mean?
An epileptic seizure manifesting in a manner that makes it prone to be misdiagnosed as a psychogenic nonepileptic seizure.
Where does pseudopseudoseizure come from?
From pseudo- + pseudoseizure, the latter in turn from pseudo- + seizure.

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