Word: periostin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pe
ri
o
stin
Definition: A protein normally expressed during cardiac development but also re-expressed following injury to adult tissue.
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed