Word: merocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ro
cele
Definition: A femoral hernia; occur just below the inguinal ligament, when abdominal contents pass through a naturally occurring weakness in the abdominal wall called the femoral canal
Morphemes:
Affix: mero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: thigh
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