Word: alveolitis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: al
ve
o
li
tis
Definition: An inflammation of a dental alveolus (tooth socket).
Morphemes:
Affix: alveolus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The bony socket in which the root of a tooth resides.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alvus
Language: la
Decoded: alvus
Meaning: the belly, paunch, bowels
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: In adopted Greek words, surviving thus or as -īvus.
Affix: -olus
Language: la
Decoded: -olus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
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