plétora

See also: pletora

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin plēthōra (plētūra in Classical (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin), from Ancient Greek πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, “fullness”), from πλήθω (plḗthō, “I fill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpletoɾa/ [ˈple.t̪o.ɾa]

Noun

plétora f (plural plétoras)

1. plethora (an excessive amount or number)
2. (medicine) plethora (an excess of red blood cells or bodily humours)

Related terms

• pletórico

Further reading

• “plétora”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014