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ozaena

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oza-e-na
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atrophic type of chronic non-specific rhinitis characterized by a foul odor from the nose, now considered rare.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of the beetles in genus Ozaena, with one species, Ozaena dentipes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄζαινα (ózaina).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ozaenas (plural)

Phrases

Klebsiella ozaenae

Frequently Paired Words

Klebsiella ozaenae

Synonyms

ozena

Questions

What does ozaena mean?
An atrophic type of chronic non-specific rhinitis characterized by a foul odor from the nose, now considered rare.
Where does ozaena come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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