Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lipostomy

/lɪˈpɒstəmi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
li-pos-to-my
IPA
/lɪˈpɒstəmi/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.

Uncountable

Etymology

From lipo- (“lacking”) + stoma (“mouth”) + -y (“condition”), from Ancient Greek λείπω (leípō) and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: λείπω, στόμα

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce lipostomy?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈpɒstəmi/.
What does lipostomy mean?
Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.
Where does lipostomy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce lipostomy

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