Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pemphigoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
pem-phigoid
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pemphigus + -oid.

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What does pemphigoid mean?
Any of a group of rare autoimmune blistering skin diseases that superficially resemble pemphigus.
Where does pemphigoid come from?
From pemphigus + -oid.

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