Word: furunculosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: fu
run
cu
lo
sis
Definition: The presence of furuncles or boils.
Morphemes:
Affix: furuncle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fūr
Language: la
Decoded: fur
Meaning: a thief
Affix: -unculus
Language: la
Decoded: -unculus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix forming diminutive forms of nouns, ultimately an extended form of -lus.
Affix: -osis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: formation, increase
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive 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