Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peyronie's disease

/ˈpɛɹəniːz dɪˈziːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: pey-ronie's dis-ease
IPA: /ˈpɛɹəniːz dɪˈziːz/

22

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A connective tissue disorder involving the growth of fibrous plaques in the soft tissue of the penis, causing abnormal curvature.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Blomqvist is another blogger, poster and all-round cyber-macher, whose right-angled penis (a function of a weird condition known as Peyronie’s disease) has made him – in his own mind at least – a hot erotic property."

Etymology

Named after the French surgeon François Gigot de la Peyronie (1678–1747).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

induratio penis plastica

Questions

How do you pronounce peyronie's disease?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛɹəniːz dɪˈziːz/.
What does peyronie's disease mean?: A connective tissue disorder involving the growth of fibrous plaques in the soft tissue of the penis, causing abnormal curvature.
Where does peyronie's disease come from?: Named after the French surgeon François Gigot de la Peyronie (1678–1747).

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