Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drepanocytosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: drepanocy-to-sis
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of sickle-cell disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρεπάνη (drepánē) and English cytosis, the latter also borrowed from Ancient Greek.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δρεπάνη

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

drepanocytic

Synonyms

sickle-cell disease

Questions

What does drepanocytosis mean?: Synonym of sickle-cell disease.
Where does drepanocytosis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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