Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perionychia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ri-ony-chia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of perionychium

noun

Synonym of paronychia (“inflammation and/or infection of epidermis next to nails”).

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin; by surface analysis, perionychi(um) + -a.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

paronychia

Questions

What does perionychia mean?: plural of perionychium
Where does perionychia come from?: From New Latin; by surface analysis, perionychi(um) + -a.

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