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pycnodysostosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-c-n-odysos-to-sis
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + dys- (“defective”) + ostosis (“condition of the bone”).

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Inflected Forms

pycnodysostoses (plural)

Questions

What does pycnodysostosis mean?
A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism.
Where does pycnodysostosis come from?
From Ancient Greek πυκνός (puknós, “dense”) + dys- (“defective”) + ostosis (“condition of the bone”).

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