Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharyngismus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pharyn-gis-mus
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

spasm of the pharynx

Uncountable

Etymology

From pharyngo- + -ismus.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does pharyngismus mean?
spasm of the pharynx
Where does pharyngismus come from?
From pharyngo- + -ismus.

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