Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psorophthalmia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psoroph-thalmia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An itchy inflammation of the eyelids.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra, “itch”) + ophthalmia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ψώρα

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

psorophthalmic

Questions

What does psorophthalmia mean?: An itchy inflammation of the eyelids.
Where does psorophthalmia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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