osteonecrosis
noun
osteonecrosis is spelled O-S-T-E-O-N-E-C-R-O-S-I-S: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, osteonecrosis means “Avascular necrosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of osteonecrosis is osteonecroses.
How many letters and syllables are in osteonecrosis?
| Letters | 13: O-S-T-E-O-N-E-C-R-O-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is osteonecrosis?
Osteonecrosis appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of osteonecrosis
- osteonecroses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does osteonecrosis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Avascular necrosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does osteonecrosis come from?
From osteo- + necrosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).