Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

somnology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: som-nol-o-gy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The clinical study and treatment of sleep disorders and irregularities.

Uncountable

Etymology

From somno- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: somno
Suffix: logy

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

somnological somnologist

Questions

What does somnology mean?: The clinical study and treatment of sleep disorders and irregularities.
Where does somnology come from?: From somno- + -logy.

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