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galactosemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
galac-tosemia
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The presence of galactose in the blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From galactose + -emia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

galactosemias (plural) galactosaemia (alternative)

Derived Forms

galactosemic hypergalactosemia

Questions

What does galactosemia mean?
A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly.
Where does galactosemia come from?
From galactose + -emia.

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