Word: diathermia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: di
a
ther
mi
a
Definition: diathermy; a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents
Morphemes:
Affix: dia-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: through, across, between
Affix: -thermy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: heat
Affix: -ia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form taxonomic names, especially to form genus names when appended to the name of a person, usually a scientist or a patron.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ia
Language: la
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually from an adjective or a present participle stem, and occasionally from a root noun.