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pyorrhoea

/pʌɪəˈɹɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-or-rhoea
IPA
/pʌɪəˈɹɪə/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pyo- + -rrhoea.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pyorrhoeas (plural) pyorrhœa (alternative) pyorrhea (alternative)

Derived Forms

pyorrhoeal pyorrhoeic

Synonyms

pyorrhea pyorrhea alveolaris riggs' disease

Questions

How do you pronounce pyorrhoea?
The recorded pronunciation is /pʌɪəˈɹɪə/.
What does pyorrhoea mean?
Flowing or discharge of pus; periodontitis
Where does pyorrhoea come from?
From pyo- + -rrhoea.

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