Word: leiomyoblastoma
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lei
o
myo
bla
sto
ma
Definition: Alternative form of leiomyoma; benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract)
Morphemes:
Affix: leio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Smooth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λεῖος
Language: grc
Decoded: leios
Meaning: smooth
Affix: myo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: muscle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μῦς
Language: grc
Decoded: mus
Meaning: mouse; muscle
Affix: blasto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: germ cell
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: -oma
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action