Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asialism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: asial-ism
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Decrease or absence of salivary secretion; xerostomia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Where swelling is prominent, edema and a massive accumulation of lymphocytes and plasma cells compress the salivary duct, which may result in almost complete asialism."

Etymology

From a- + sialo- + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does asialism mean?: Decrease or absence of salivary secretion; xerostomia.
Where does asialism come from?: From a- + sialo- + -ism.

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