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uveitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
uveitis
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the uvea.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English uvea Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English uveitis From uvea + -itis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

uveitides (plural)

Derived Forms

panuveitis uveitic

Frequently Paired Words

uveitogenic iritis

Questions

What does uveitis mean?
Inflammation of the uvea.
Where does uveitis come from?
Etymology tree English uvea Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English uveitis From uvea + -itis.

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