Word: couching
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: couch
ing
Definition: An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
Morphemes:
Affix: couch
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: com-
Language: la
Decoded: com-
Meaning: together, with
Affix: locō
Language: la
Decoded: loco
Meaning: to put, to place, to set
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.