Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
dif-fuse id-io-pathic skele-tal hy-per-os-to-sis
IPA
64
Scrabble Score
37
Letters
9
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

calcification of ligaments near their attachment points to the spine

Uncountable

Usage

Synonyms

Forestier's disease DISH

Questions

What does diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis mean?
calcification of ligaments near their attachment points to the spine

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