Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dyskeratosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dysker-ato-sis
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English keratosis English dyskeratosis From dys- + keratosis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dyskeratoses (plural)

Derived Forms

dyskerin

Phrases

dyskeratosis congenita

Questions

What does dyskeratosis mean?: Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
Where does dyskeratosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English keratosis English dyskeratosis From dys- + keratosis.

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