Word: ureterostenosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ur
e
ter
o
ste
no
sis
Definition: stenosis of the ureter; either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Morphemes:
Affix: uretero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ureter; either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Affix: stenosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ
Etymology Compounds: Affix: στενός
Language: grc
Decoded: stenos
Meaning: narrow
Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
Meaning: to make someone do or be something
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process