Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jod-basedow phenomenon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: jod-base-dow phe-nomenon
IPA

41

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

hyperthyroidism following administration of iodine or iodide

Etymology

From German Jod (“iodine”) and the name of Karl Adolph von Basedow, German physician who first described the effect.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Jod

Inflected Forms

the Jod-Basedow phenomenon (canonical)

Synonyms

Jod-Basedow effect

Questions

What does jod-basedow phenomenon mean?: hyperthyroidism following administration of iodine or iodide
Where does jod-basedow phenomenon come from?: It is traced to German.

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