Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glomerulosclerosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
glomeru-loscle-ro-sis
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney.

Uncountable

Etymology

From glomerulo- + sclerosis.

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What does glomerulosclerosis mean?
A hardening of the glomerulus in the kidney.
Where does glomerulosclerosis come from?
From glomerulo- + sclerosis.

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