Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasopharyngitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables
na-sopharyn-gi-tis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- English pharyngitis English nasopharyngitis From naso- + pharyngitis.

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What does nasopharyngitis mean?
Inflammation of the nasal passages and upper pharynx.
Where does nasopharyngitis come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *néh₂sder. Proto-Italic *nāssos Latin nāsus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English naso- English pharyngitis English nasopharyngitis From naso- + pharyngitis.

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