Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erythrocytosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ery-thro-cy-to-sis
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of polycythemia.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English erythrocyte Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English erythrocytosis From erythrocyte + -osis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

erythrocytoses (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudoerythrocytosis

Synonyms

polycythemia

Questions

What does erythrocytosis mean?: Synonym of polycythemia.
Where does erythrocytosis come from?: Etymology tree English erythrocyte Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English erythrocytosis From erythrocyte + -osis.

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