Word: calcipenia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cal
ci
pe
ni
a
Definition: Alternative form of hypocalcaemia; abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency
Morphemes:
Affix: calci-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to calcium or its compounds.
Affix: -penia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: deficiency
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πενέω
Language: grc
Decoded: peneo
Meaning: to be poor
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns