Word: spondylolysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spon
dy
lo
ly
sis
Definition: A defect or stress fracture of the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch
Morphemes:
Affix: spondylo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπόνδυλος
Language: grc
Decoded: spondulos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vertebra (especially the cervical vertebrae)
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: disintegration
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process