Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lathyrism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lath-yrism
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterised by paralysis and emaciation.

Uncountable

Etymology

Lathyrus + -ism

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ism

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

angiolathyrism neurolathyrism osteolathyrism

Frequently Paired Words

lathyric lathyritic lathyrogen

Synonyms

neurolathyrism

Questions

What does lathyrism mean?: A neurological disease of humans and domestic animals, caused by eating certain legumes of the genus Lathyrus and characterised by paralysis and emaciation.
Where does lathyrism come from?: Lathyrus + -ism

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