Word: photoscanner
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pho
to
sca
nner
Definition: A device which photographically records the gamma rays passing through tissue that has been injected with a radioactive material.
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: scan
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To create a digital copy of an image using a scanner.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scannen
Language: enm
Decoded: scannen
Meaning: to mark off verse to show metrical structure
Affix: -er
Language: en
Meaning: agent noun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -er; Used to form nouns denoting an agent of use, such as a dealer or artisan, from other nouns.