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hypsistaphylia

hypsistaphylia noun: a condition characterized by a high and narrow palate.

Noun

hypsistaphylia (uncountable)

  1. A condition characterized by a high and narrow palate.

Origin of hypsistaphylia

By surface analysis, hypsi- + staphyle + -ia, from Ancient Greek σταφυλή (staphulḗ).

Questions about hypsistaphylia

What does hypsistaphylia mean?
Hypsistaphylia means a condition characterized by a high and narrow palate.
What part of speech is hypsistaphylia?
Hypsistaphylia is a noun.

Words near hypsistaphylia in the dictionary

  1. hypsilophodontids
  2. hypsilophodonts
  3. hypsiprymnodontid
  4. hypsiprymnodontids
  5. Hypsipyle
  6. hypsistaphylia
  7. Hypsistarian
  8. Hypsistarianism
  9. Hypsistarians
  10. HYPSM
  11. hypso-

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