Word: rhabdomyoblasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rhab
do
myo
blasts
Definition: Plural of rhabdomyoblast. A kind of elongated cell that is essential to the diagnosis of a rhabdomyosarcoma.
Morphemes:
Affix: rhabdo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: rodlike; resembling a rod
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῥάβδος
Language: grc
Decoded: Rabdos
Meaning: rod, wand
Affix: myo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: muscle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μῦς
Language: grc
Decoded: mus
Meaning: mouse; muscle
Affix: -blast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an immature cell or tissue
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.