Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dysmyelination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dys-myeli-na-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.

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 myelination English dysmyelination From dys- + myelination.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

dysmyelinations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

demyelination

Questions

What does dysmyelination mean?: A condition in which there is a much reduced amount of myelin in nervous tissue.
Where does dysmyelination 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 myelination English dysmyelination From dys- + myelination.

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