Word: pericholecystic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: per
i
chole
cy
stic
Definition: Around the gall bladder; a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: cholecyst
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The gall bladder; a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χολή
Language: grc
Decoded: khole
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gall bladder
Affix: cyst
Language: en
Decoded: cyst
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder or gall bladder (in compounds).
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from