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epidermophytosis

Complete linguistic analysis including syllable division, pronunciation, morphology, and definitions.

7 syllables
16 characters
English (GB)
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Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “epidermophytosis” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
7syllables

epidermophytosis

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

ep-i-der-mo-phy-to-sis

Pronunciation

/ˌɛpɪˌdɜːməʊfaɪˈtoʊsɪs/

Stress

0100001

Morphemes

epi- + myco- + -phytosis

Epidermophytosis is a noun of Greek origin, meaning a fungal skin infection. Syllabification follows vowel divisibility, with primary stress on the final syllable ('sis'). The word is divided into seven syllables: ep-i-der-mo-phy-to-sis.

Definitions

noun
  1. 1

    A fungal infection of the skin.

    “The patient was diagnosed with epidermophytosis after a skin scraping revealed the presence of fungal spores.”

    syn:dermatophytosisringworm

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the final syllable ('sis'). Secondary stress on the first syllable ('ep').

Syllables

7
ep/ɛp/
i/ɪ/
der/dɜː/
mo/məʊ/
phy/faɪ/
to/toʊ/
sis/sɪs/

ep — Closed syllable, initial consonant cluster.. i — Open syllable, unstressed.. der — Open syllable, unstressed.. mo — Open syllable, unstressed.. phy — Open syllable, unstressed.. to — Open syllable, unstressed.. sis — Closed syllable, stressed.

Word Parts

pre

epi-

Greek origin, meaning 'upon' or 'over'.

root

myco-

Greek origin, meaning 'fungus'.

suf

-phytosis

Greek origin, meaning 'growth' or 'proliferation'.

Similar Words

pho­to­syn­the­sisder­ma­tol­o­gypsy­cho­sis

Vowel Divisibility

Syllables are generally divided around vowels.

Open Syllable Preference

Syllables tend to be open (ending in a vowel sound) whenever possible.

  • The word is complex with multiple morphemes.
  • The 'ep' cluster is treated as a single on-set.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/13/2025

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