Word: blepharospasms
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ble
phar
o
spa
sms
Definition: Plural of blepharospasm; spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye
Morphemes:
Affix: blepharo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Eyelid
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλέφαρον
Language: grc
Decoded: blepharon
Meaning: eyelid
Affix: spasm
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπασμός
Language: grc
Decoded: spasmos
Meaning: spasm, convulsion
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.