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splenization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spl-eniza-tion
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

splenizations (plural) splenisation (alternative)

Questions

What does splenization mean?
A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.
Where does splenization come from?
From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ization.

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