Word: osteonecrosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
one
cro
sis
Definition: avascular necrosis; the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: necrosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεκρόω
Language: grc
Decoded: nekroo
Meaning: to make dead, to be dead; to mortify
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process