Word: syncytiotrophoblast
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: syn
cy
ti
o
tro
pho
blast
Definition: The outer layer of the trophoblast; the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall
Morphemes:
Affix: syncytium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σύν
Language: grc
Decoded: sun
Meaning: with
Affix: κύτος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
Meaning: vessel, cell
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: tropho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: nourish; nourishment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέφω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepho
Meaning: to maintain, support
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -blast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an immature cell or tissue
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive