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shigellosis

/ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
shi-gel-lo-sis
IPA
/ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria

Etymology

From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/
  • British English: /ˌʃɪɡəˈləʊsɪs/

Inflected Forms

shigelloses (plural)

Synonyms

bacillary dysentery

Questions

How do you pronounce shigellosis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃɪɡəˈloʊsɪs/.
What does shigellosis mean?
A form of dysentery caused by intestinal infection with Shigella bacteria
Where does shigellosis come from?
From translingual Shigella + -osis; the former is from the name of Kiyoshi Shiga.

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