Word: achlorhydria
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ach
lor
hy
dri
a
Definition: The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not, without, opposite of.
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: chlor-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Form of chloro- used mainly before a vowel.
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: -ia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.