Word: hysterocatalepsy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
ste
ro
ca
ta
lep
sy
Definition: A form of hysteria accompanied by catalepsy.
Morphemes:
Affix: hystero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to hysteria; state of violent mental agitation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὑστέρᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: ustera
Meaning: the womb
Affix: cata-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reverse, backward, degenerative
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κατά
Language: grc
Decoded: kata
Meaning: downwards
Affix: -lepsy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a specified form of fit or seizure
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λαμβάνω
Language: grc
Decoded: lambano
Meaning: to take, grasp, seize
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process