Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

libman-sacks endocarditis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: lib-man--sack-s en-do-cardi-tis
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

8

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of non-bacterial endocarditis seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the most common cardiac presentation of that disorder.

Uncountable

Etymology

First described by Emanuel Libman and Benjamin Sacks at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 1924.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does libman-sacks endocarditis mean?: A form of non-bacterial endocarditis seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the most common cardiac presentation of that disorder.
Where does libman-sacks endocarditis come from?: First described by Emanuel Libman and Benjamin Sacks at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 1924.

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