Word: leukoencephalitis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: leu
ko
en
ce
pha
li
tis
Definition: An epizootic disease of horses, characterized by drowsiness, imperfect vision, partial paralysis of the throat, twitching of the muscles of the shoulder, unsteady gait, and softening of the white substance of the frontal lobes; forage poisoning.
Morphemes:
Affix: leuko-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: colourless; weak in color; not colorful
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λευκός
Language: grc
Decoded: leukos
Meaning: white
Affix: encephal-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to the brain; that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν-
Language: grc
Decoded: en-
Meaning: in
Affix: κεφᾰλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
Meaning: head
Affix: -ος
Language: grc
Decoded: -os
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal roots to form an o-grade action noun.
Affix: -itis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of various fictitious afflictions or diseases.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ῖτις
Language: grc
Decoded: -itis
Meaning: pertaining to