Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperandrogenism

/haɪpəɹanˈdɹɒdʒənɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-an-dro-genism
IPA
/haɪpəɹanˈdɹɒdʒənɪzəm/
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormally high production of androgens.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English androgen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hyperandrogenism From hyper- + androgen + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /haɪpəɹanˈdɹɒdʒənɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce hyperandrogenism?
The recorded pronunciation is /haɪpəɹanˈdɹɒdʒənɪzəm/.
What does hyperandrogenism mean?
An abnormally high production of androgens.
Where does hyperandrogenism come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- English androgen Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hyperandrogenism From hyper- + androgen + -ism.

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