Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postherpetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
pos-ther-pet-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From post- + herpetic.

Word Breakdown

Phrases

postherpetic neuralgia

Questions

What does postherpetic mean?
Following infection with herpes
Where does postherpetic come from?
From post- + herpetic.

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