Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spongiosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spon-gio-sis
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Intercellular edema of the epidermis.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English spongio- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English spongiosis From spongio- + -osis.

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Questions

What does spongiosis mean?
Intercellular edema of the epidermis.
Where does spongiosis come from?
Etymology tree English spongio- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English spongiosis From spongio- + -osis.

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