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9 letters · 21 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
originMultiple origins. Partially from post-Classical Latin emphȳsēma (“swelling”), from Ancient Greek ἐμφῡ́σημα (emphū́sēma), from ἐμφῡσάω (emphūsáō, “to puff up”). Also borrowed from Middle French emphysema, from the same Latin source; compare French emphysème. Attested from the late 16th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- empyemas 17
- mayhems 17
- empyema 16
- mayhem 16
- shammy 16
- spammy 15
- hammy 15
- hempy 15
- mameyes 14
- sheepy 14
- mameys 13
- heapy 13