Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pollicization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pol-li-ciza-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plastic surgery technique in which a thumb is created from an existing finger, typically by migrating the index finger to the position of the thumb.

Uncountable

Etymology

See pollex (“thumb”), + -ization.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ization

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pollicization mean?: A plastic surgery technique in which a thumb is created from an existing finger, typically by migrating the index finger to the position of the thumb.
Where does pollicization come from?: See pollex (“thumb”), + -ization.

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