Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

craniotabes

/ˌkɹeɪ.ni.əʊˈteɪ.biːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cran-iotabes
IPA: /ˌkɹeɪ.ni.əʊˈteɪ.biːz/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The medical finding of a softening or thinning of the skull.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Dr. Elsässer applies the terms "soft occiput, or craniotabes," to the particular phase of this affection as he observed it, because it attacked the cranial bones, and especially the occipital bone, producing in these changes precisely analogous to those which rickets occasions in other parts of the skeleton."
"The greater number of cases of acquired rickets develop in the first half year (often in the first three months), with softness of the occiput which Elsässer has well defined as craniotabes."
"Palpate the scalp firmly above and behind the ears to detect craniotabes, a softening of the outer table of the skull."

Etymology

From cranio- + tabes.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cranio

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˌkɹeɪ.ni.əʊˈteɪ.biːz/

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce craniotabes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɹeɪ.ni.əʊˈteɪ.biːz/.
What does craniotabes mean?: The medical finding of a softening or thinning of the skull.
Where does craniotabes come from?: From cranio- + tabes.

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