emphysematous

1. 1.

   relating to or resembling or being emphysema

Questions about emphysematous

What does emphysematous mean?

emphysematous means "relating to or resembling or being emphysema".

How many syllables are in emphysematous?

emphysematous has 5 syllables: em-phy-se-ma-tous. The stress falls on "se".

Is emphysematous a common word?

emphysematous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.