Word: pouchitis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pou
chi
tis
Definition: inflammation of the ileal pouch (an artificial rectum surgically created out of ileal gut tissue in patients who have undergone a colectomy).
Morphemes:
Affix: pouch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To enclose within a pouch.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: poche
Language: fro
Decoded: poche
PoS: Noun
Meaning: pouch
Affix: -itis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ῖτις
Language: grc
Decoded: -itis
Meaning: pertaining to