Word: amnioinfusion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: am
ni
oin
fu
sion
Definition: A method of thinning thick meconium that has passed into the amniotic fluid.
Morphemes:
Affix: amnio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: amnion; amniotic
Affix: infuse
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To steep in a liquid, so as to extract the soluble constituents (usually medicinal or herbal).
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.