Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poro-sis
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of callus; the knitting together of broken bones.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Flat vertebrae and wedging spine of an aged woman who died from starvation are found as in the other malacic poroses."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

poroses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

coralporosis osteoporosis

Questions

What does porosis mean?: The formation of callus; the knitting together of broken bones.

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