Word: brachytherapy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bra
chy
the
ra
py
Definition: Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically with radiopharmaceuticals as opposed to external-beam sources.
Morphemes:
Affix: brachy-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: short
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βραχύς
Language: grc
Decoded: brakhus
Meaning: short
Affix: therapy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Specifically, psychotherapy; the treatment of mental or emotional problems by psychological means
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θερᾰ́πων
Language: grc
Decoded: therapon
Meaning: attendant, aide
Affix: -εύω
Language: grc
Decoded: -euo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in -εύς to form a denominative verb of condition or activity: meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does"
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns