Word: perilymph
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
i
lymph
Definition: An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea.
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: lymph
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lympha
Language: la
Decoded: lympha
Meaning: water