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leproma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-ro-ma
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An area of inflammation in the skin symptomatic of leprosy

Etymology

From New Latin leproma, equivalent to lepra (“leprosy”) + -oma (“mass or tumor related to”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

lepromas (plural) lepromata (plural)

Derived Forms

lepromatic lepromatoid lepromatous lepromin

Questions

What does leproma mean?
An area of inflammation in the skin symptomatic of leprosy
Where does leproma come from?
From New Latin leproma, equivalent to lepra (“leprosy”) + -oma (“mass or tumor related to”).

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