Word: rhinoscleroma
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: rhi
no
scle
ro
ma
Definition: A rare skin disease with very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, especially the lips, palate, and throat.
Morphemes:
Affix: rhino-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of the nose.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῥινός
Language: grc
Decoded: Rinos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a hide of a beast
Affix: scleroma
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: rhinoscleroma. A rare skin disease with very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring parts, especially the lips, palate, and throat.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκληρός
Language: grc
Decoded: skleros
Meaning: hard
Affix: -oma
Language: en
Decoded: -oma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).