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baylisascariasis

/ˌbeɪ.lɪsˌæ.skəˈɹaɪ.əs.ɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
baylisas-cari-a-sis
IPA
/ˌbeɪ.lɪsˌæ.skəˈɹaɪ.əs.ɪs/
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

infection with Baylisascaris nematodes

Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual Baylisascaris + -iasis (“disease suffix”), from Ancient Greek ἴᾱσις (íāsis, “healing, remedy”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἴᾱσις

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbeɪ.lɪsˌæ.skəˈɹaɪ.əs.ɪs/

Usage

Rhymes With

diocese leishmaniasis filariasis ascariasis amoebiasis toxocariasis ancylostomiasis trichuriasis anisakiasis loiasis wuchereriasis mansonelliasis

Questions

How do you pronounce baylisascariasis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbeɪ.lɪsˌæ.skəˈɹaɪ.əs.ɪs/.
What does baylisascariasis mean?
infection with Baylisascaris nematodes
Where does baylisascariasis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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