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pharyngocele

/fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəˌsil/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pha-ryn-go-cele
IPA
/fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəˌsil/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hernia of the pharynx.

Etymology

From pharyngo- + -cele. First attested in the 1840s.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəˌsil/
  • British English: /fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəʊˌsiːl/

Inflected Forms

pharyngoceles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pharyngocele?
The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈɹɪŋ.ɡəˌsil/.
What does pharyngocele mean?
A hernia of the pharynx.
Where does pharyngocele come from?
From pharyngo- + -cele. First attested in the 1840s.

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