Word: ureteritis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: u
re
ter
i
tis
Definition: Inflammation of the ureter; either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Morphemes:
Affix: ureter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οὖρον
Language: grc
Decoded: ouron
Meaning: urine
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -τήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
Affix: -itis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ῖτις
Language: grc
Decoded: -itis
Meaning: pertaining to