Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheadle's disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: cheadle's dis-ease
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The disease scurvy, especially in infants.

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Dr. Walter Butler Cheadle who described it.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

Barlow's disease Cheadle-Möller-Barlow syndrome Moeller's disease Möller-Barlow disease scorbutus scurvy

Questions

What does cheadle's disease mean?: The disease scurvy, especially in infants.
Where does cheadle's disease come from?: Named after Dr. Walter Butler Cheadle who described it.

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