How to Pronounce Tularemia
Definition, meaning, and phonetic spelling
Tularemia Pronunciation
too-lah-REE-mee-ah
Stressed syllable in ALL CAPS · hyphens separate syllables
Syllable Breakdown
too
lah
REE
stress here
mee
ah
5 syllables
What is Tularemia?
A serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, transmitted through contact with infected animals (especially rabbits), tick or deer fly bites, or inhaling contaminated dust. Also called rabbit fever, it can affect the skin, eyes, lungs, and lymph nodes.
Questions About Tularemia
How do you pronounce tularemia?
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Tularemia is pronounced too-lah-REE-mee-ah. Break it into four syllables: too-lah-REE-mee-ah. The stress falls on the third syllable, REE, which should be said louder and longer than the others.
What is the most common mispronunciation of tularemia?
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Many people stress the first or second syllable and say TOO-lah-remia or too-LAH-remia, but the correct stress is on the third syllable: too-lah-REE-mee-ah. Remember to emphasize the REE sound.
How do you break tularemia into syllables?
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Tularemia breaks into four syllables: too / lah / REE / mee / ah. Each part flows together smoothly when you say the word at a normal pace.
What does tularemia mean in plain English?
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Tularemia is the medical name for an infectious disease. In everyday language, people sometimes call it "rabbit fever" because it can spread from infected rabbits to humans, though it can also be transmitted in other ways.
Where does the word tularemia come from?
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The word comes from Tulare County in California, where the disease was first identified in ground squirrels in the early 1900s. The ending -emia is a medical suffix meaning "condition or disease of the blood," though this disease affects more than just the blood.
Is there a short form or abbreviation for tularemia?
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Tularemia doesn't have a commonly used abbreviation in everyday medical language. Doctors and health professionals usually say or write the full word tularemia.
What are related medical words that share a root with tularemia?
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Other medical words end in -emia, such as anemia (a blood condition), leukemia (a blood cancer), and bacteremia (bacteria in the blood). These all use the same -emia ending to describe conditions affecting the body.
Can you use tularemia in a sentence?
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Here's an example: "The health department investigated the outbreak of tularemia in the region." This sentence simply names the disease being discussed without giving medical advice.