Word: achondroplasias
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
chon
dro
pla
sias
Definition: Plural of achondroplasia; an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
Meaning: not
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: chondro-
Language: en
Meaning: cartilage
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χόνδρος
Language: grc
Decoded: khondros
Meaning: grain; cartilage
Affix: -plasia
Language: en
Meaning: growth
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλάσσω
Language: grc
Decoded: plasso
Meaning: to form, mould
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.