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steatorrhea

/ˌstiː.ə.təˈɹiː.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
steat-or-rhea
IPA
/ˌstiː.ə.təˈɹiː.ə/
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The presence of an excessive amount of fat in the feces

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From steato- + -rrhea.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

steatorrheas (plural) steatorrhoea (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce steatorrhea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌstiː.ə.təˈɹiː.ə/.
What does steatorrhea mean?
The presence of an excessive amount of fat in the feces
Where does steatorrhea come from?
From steato- + -rrhea.

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