Word: sialotropism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sia
lo
tro
pi
sm
Definition: Attraction to the salivary glands.
Morphemes:
Affix: sialo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: saliva; salivary
Affix: -tropism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: growth towards.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tropus
Language: la
Decoded: tropus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a figurative use of a word, a trope (postAug. for trānslātiō verbōrum immūtātiō )
Affix: -ism
Language: en
Decoded: -ism
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes