Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herpetiform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
her-peti-form
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling the symptoms of herpes.

Etymology

From herpet- + -iform.

Questions

What does herpetiform mean?
Resembling the symptoms of herpes.
Where does herpetiform come from?
From herpet- + -iform.

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