Word: meningoencephalocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
nin
go
en
ce
pha
lo
cele
Definition: A protrusion of the meninges and the brain through a defect in the cranium.
Morphemes:
Affix: meninge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: meninx; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: caused
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: cephalo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to the brain or head; the brain of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κεφαλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
PoS: Noun
Meaning: head
Affix: -cele
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A hernia; rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: kele
Meaning: tumour”; especially “hernia