Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myelofibrosis

/ˌmaɪ ə loʊ faɪˈbɹoʊ sɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: myelofi-bro-sis
IPA: /ˌmaɪ ə loʊ faɪˈbɹoʊ sɪs/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

collagen deposition by fibroblasts in the bone marrow, whether primary or secondary to other causes such as medication.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From myelo- + fibrosis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

myelofibroses (plural) MF (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce myelofibrosis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪ ə loʊ faɪˈbɹoʊ sɪs/.
What does myelofibrosis mean?: collagen deposition by fibroblasts in the bone marrow, whether primary or secondary to other causes such as medication.
Where does myelofibrosis come from?: From myelo- + fibrosis.

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