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charcot-marie-tooth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
char-cot--marie--tooth
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describes any of various genetic disorders whose primary symptom is peripheral neuropathy.

noun

Any of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disorders.

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Etymology

Named for Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth.

Synonyms

CMT

Questions

What does charcot-marie-tooth mean?
Describes any of various genetic disorders whose primary symptom is peripheral neuropathy.
Where does charcot-marie-tooth come from?
Named for Jean-Martin Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth.

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