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hirsutism

hir·sut·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hur-soo-tiz-uh m, hur-soo-tiz-]
    • /ˈhɜr suˌtɪz əm, hɜrˈsu tɪz-/
    • /ˈhɜːsjuːtɪz(ə)m /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hur-soo-tiz-uh m, hur-soo-tiz-]
    • /ˈhɜr suˌtɪz əm, hɜrˈsu tɪz-/

Definitions of hirsutism word

  • noun hirsutism excessive hairiness, especially in women. 1
  • noun hirsutism Abnormal growth of hair on a person’s face and body, especially on a woman. 1
  • noun hirsutism the condition of being abnormally hairy 0
  • noun hirsutism a heavy, esp. abnormal, growth of hair 0
  • noun hirsutism excessive and increased hair growth in women in locations where the occurrence of terminal hair normally is minimal or absent. 0

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Origin of hirsutism

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; hirsute + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hirsutism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hirsutism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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