cyclosporiasis
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Infection by the protozoan Cyclospora cayetanensis (sometimes Blepharis cayetanensis, considered one of the red algae).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "cyclosporiases, approximately 550 laboratory confirmed, were reported in the United States and Canada. This compared to 1465 cases reported in 1996."
- "Investigations into the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record expanded to nine states this week, as more than 11,500 people are suspected to have been sickened this summer, according to reports and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)."
Etymology
Etymology tree Translingual Cyclosporabor. English cyclospora English -iasis English cyclosporiasis From cyclospora + -iasis.