Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emphlysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
em-phly-sis
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A vesicular tumour.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φλέω (phléō, “overflow”).

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Questions

What does emphlysis mean?
A vesicular tumour.
Where does emphlysis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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