Word: pleurodesis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pleu
ro
de
sis
Definition: The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, pleural effusion and chylothorax.
Morphemes:
Affix: pleura
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Plural of pleuron. A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -desis
Language: en
Meaning: binding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δέω
Language: grc
Decoded: deo
Meaning: to bind, tie, fasten
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process