Word: pneumococcosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pneu
mo
co
cco
sis
Definition: Any of various diseases caused by pneumococcus (for example, pneumococcal pneumonia pneumococcal sepsis, and pneumococcal meningitis).
Morphemes:
Affix: pneumo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the lungs; either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πνεύμων
Language: grc
Decoded: pneumon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: lung
Affix: -coccus
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: any spherical microorganism; any organism of microscopic size
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κόκκος
Language: grc
Decoded: kokkos
Meaning: grain, seed
Affix: -osis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
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