Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phlebosclerotic

/ˌflɛboʊsklɪəˈɹɒtɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phle-boscle-rot-ic
IPA: /ˌflɛboʊsklɪəˈɹɒtɪk/

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).

Etymology

From phlebosclerosis + -ic, itself from international scientific vocabulary components: • Ancient Greek φλέψ (phléps, “vein”) (stem: φλεβ- (phleb-)) + • Ancient Greek σκλήρωσις (sklḗrōsis, “hardening”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φλέψ, σκλήρωσις

Phrases

phlebo-

Frequently Paired Words

phlebosclerosis phlebo- sclerotic sclerosis arteriosclerotic venosclerotic

Questions

How do you pronounce phlebosclerotic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌflɛboʊsklɪəˈɹɒtɪk/.
What does phlebosclerotic mean?: Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).
Where does phlebosclerotic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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