Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trichomoniasis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables: tri-chomo-ni-a-sis
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A common sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and infecting the urinary tract or vagina.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Similar changes occur later after the menopause that, if not ideal for colonization by T. vaginalis they are clearly not impossible, since both prepubertal and post-menopausal trichomoniases in females are well described."
"Trichomoniasis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted infection in humans worldwide."
"2009, Sarah L. Cudmore, Gary E. Garber, Chapter 74: Diagnosis and Treatment of Metronidazole-Resistant Trichomonas vaginalis Infection, Douglas Mayers (editor), Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Volume 2: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects, page 1092, Trichomoniasis has long been considered a disease of women, but the disease can also cause significant morbidity in men."

Etymology

From translingual Trichomonas + -iasis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -iasis
Root: Trichomonas

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

trichomoniases (plural)

Synonyms

ping pong disease trich

Questions

What does trichomoniasis mean?: A common sexually transmitted disease caused by the parasite Trichomonas vaginalis and infecting the urinary tract or vagina.
Where does trichomoniasis come from?: From translingual Trichomonas + -iasis.

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