Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraffinoma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: paraf-fi-no-ma
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sclerosing lipogranuloma, a skin condition characterized by a granulomatous and fibrotic reaction that occurs in the subcutaneous fat from the injection of silicone or mineral oils.

Etymology

From paraffin + -oma.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: paraffin

Inflected Forms

paraffinomas (plural) paraffinomata (plural)

Questions

What does paraffinoma mean?: Sclerosing lipogranuloma, a skin condition characterized by a granulomatous and fibrotic reaction that occurs in the subcutaneous fat from the injection of silicone or mineral oils.
Where does paraffinoma come from?: From paraffin + -oma.

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