Word: tubulonecrosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tu
bu
lo
nec
ro
sis
Definition: necrosis of renal tubules; the minute or microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney
Morphemes:
Affix: tubulo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: tubule or microtubule
Affix: necrosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεκρόω
Language: grc
Decoded: nekroo
Meaning: to make dead, to be dead; to mortify
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process