Word: vulvovaginitis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vul
vo
vag
i
ni
tis
Definition: Inflammation of the vulva and vagina.
Morphemes:
Affix: vulva
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The external female sexual organs, collectively.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: vagina
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The vulva; external parts of the female genitalia
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vāgīna
Language: la
Decoded: vagina
Meaning: sheath
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