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whipple's disease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
whip-ple's dis-ease
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A rare systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, primarily causing malabsorption but also affecting other parts of the body.

Etymology

First described by George Hoyt Whipple in 1907.

Frequently Paired Words

myorhythmia oculomasticatory

Questions

What does whipple's disease mean?
A rare systemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Tropheryma whipplei, primarily causing malabsorption but also affecting other parts of the body.
Where does whipple's disease come from?
First described by George Hoyt Whipple in 1907.

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