Word: karyotyping
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ka
ryo
ty
ping
Definition: The separation and identification of karyotypes; the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
Morphemes:
Affix: karyo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to the nucleus of cells
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κάρυον
Language: grc
Decoded: karuon
Meaning: kernel
Affix: -type
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form words referring to groups of organisms characterized by the presence of a specific feature
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Having a specified quality, characteristic, or nature; of the kind of