Word: choroidopathy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chor
oi
do
pa
thy
Definition: noninflammatory degenerative disease of the choroid; a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
Morphemes:
Affix: choroid
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χόριον
Language: grc
Decoded: khorion
Meaning: membrane that encloses the fetus in the womb, afterbirth
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
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: -pathy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Damage to, disease of, or abnormality
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πάθος
Language: grc
Decoded: pathos
Meaning: suffering
Affix: -y
Language: en
Decoded: -y
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.