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sporotrichosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
sporotri-chosis
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sporotrich- + -osis, from a former genus Sporotrichum whose species have since been reclassified into other genera, including Sporothrix and others.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sporotrichoses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sporotrichoid sporotrichotic

Questions

What does sporotrichosis mean?
A disease caused by infection with the fungus Sporothrix schenckii, sometimes acquired from roses.
Where does sporotrichosis come from?
From sporotrich- + -osis, from a former genus Sporotrichum whose species have since been reclassified into other genera, including Sporothrix and others.

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