Word: vasocompression
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: va
so
com
pre
ssion
Definition: External pressure applied to blood vessels
Morphemes:
Affix: vaso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to blood vessels or the vascular system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vās
Language: la
Decoded: vas
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vessel, container, dish
Affix: compress
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together
Affix: premō
Language: la
Decoded: premo
Meaning: press
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.