Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperviscosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-vis-cos-i-ty
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Whole blood viscosity is determined by hematocrit, plasma viscosity, red cell deformation, and red cell aggregation. Hyperviscosity is thought to be prevalent in neonates due to polycythemia and diminished red cell deformation. […] Blood from low birth weight and full term neonates is significantly hypoviscous when compared to that of adults. This hypoviscosity is related to low plasma viscosity due to lower plasma proteins and fibrinogen in neonates."

Etymology

By surface analysis, hyper- + viscosity, or, by surface analysis, hyperviscous + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperviscosities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperviscous hypoviscous

Antonyms

hypoviscosity

Questions

What does hyperviscosity mean?: Increased viscosity, especially of the blood.
Where does hyperviscosity come from?: By surface analysis, hyper- + viscosity, or, by surface analysis, hyperviscous + -ity.

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