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thesaurismosis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
the-sauris-mo-sis
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θησαύρισμα (thēsaúrisma, “store”) + -osis. First used in the 1930s in thesaurismosis glycogenica, another name for glycogen storage disease.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

thesaurosis

Synonyms

storage disease

Questions

What does thesaurismosis mean?
The accumulation of a substance in a cell or organ in abnormally large amounts.
Where does thesaurismosis come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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