Word: spondylolytic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: spon
dy
lo
ly
tic
Definition: Relating to spondylolysis. A defect or stress fracture of the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch
Morphemes:
Affix: spondylo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπόνδυλος
Language: grc
Decoded: spondulos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vertebra (especially the cervical vertebrae)
Affix: -lytic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in adjectives relating to nouns with the suffix -lysis.