Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seborrhea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: se-b-or-rhea
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sēbumlbor. English seb(um) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía)bor. English -rrhea English seborrhea From seb(um) + -o- + -rrhea.

Usage

Inflected Forms

seborrheas (plural) seborrhoea (alternative) seborrhœa (alternative)

Derived Forms

hyperseborrhea seborrheal seborrheic

Phrases

cradle cap

Frequently Paired Words

sebaceous cradle cap

Synonyms

seborrhagia

Questions

What does seborrhea mean?: A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.
Where does seborrhea come from?: Etymology tree Latin sēbumlbor. English seb(um) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía)bor. English -rrhea English seborrhea From seb(um) + -o- + -rrhea.

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