Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behçet's disease

/ˈbeɪt͡ʃɛts dɪˈziːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-hcet's dis-ease
IPA: /ˈbeɪt͡ʃɛts dɪˈziːz/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multi-system disorder involving ulcerations on the mouth and sometimes the genitals, notorious for causing hypopyon uveitis (actually a rare symptom).

Uncountable

Etymology

Named after Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet (1889–1948), who studied the disease in 1924.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Behcet's disease (alternative)

Synonyms

Behçet's syndrome Morbus Behçet Silk Road disease

Questions

How do you pronounce behçet's disease?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbeɪt͡ʃɛts dɪˈziːz/.
What does behçet's disease mean?: A multi-system disorder involving ulcerations on the mouth and sometimes the genitals, notorious for causing hypopyon uveitis (actually a rare symptom).
Where does behçet's disease come from?: Named after Turkish dermatologist Hulusi Behçet (1889–1948), who studied the disease in 1924.

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