Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parakeratosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parak-er-ato-sis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English keratosis English parakeratosis From para- + keratosis.

Inflected Forms

parakeratoses (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperparakeratosis

Questions

What does parakeratosis mean?: Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.
Where does parakeratosis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- English keratosis English parakeratosis From para- + keratosis.

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