Word: gastrinomas
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ga
stri
no
mas
Definition: Plural of gastrinoma; neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), usually located in the duodenum or pancreas, that secrete gastrin and cause a clinical syndrome known as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (ZES)
Morphemes:
Affix: gastrin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γαστήρ
Language: grc
Decoded: gaster
PoS: Noun
Meaning: stomach, appetite
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a pharmaceutical product; any substance that causes a change in an organism's physiology or psychology when consumed
Affix: -oma
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).