Word: cyclocryotherapy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cy
clo
cry
o
ther
a
py
Definition: transscleral freezing of the ciliary body in the treatment of glaucoma
Morphemes:
Affix: cyclo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Ciliary body.
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: therapy
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θερᾰ́πων
Language: grc
Decoded: therapon
Meaning: attendant, aide
Affix: -εύω
Language: grc
Decoded: -euo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in -εύς to form a denominative verb of condition or activity: meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does"
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns