Word: tracheocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tra
che
o
cele
Definition: Goiter; abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet
Morphemes:
Affix: tracheo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the trachea; one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
Affix: -cele
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A hernia; rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: kele
Meaning: tumour”; especially “hernia