Word: pleuralgias
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pleu
ral
gias
Definition: Plural of pleuralgia; pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs
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: -algia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: pain, suffering
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἄλγος
Language: grc
Decoded: algos
Meaning: pain
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.