Word: urosepsis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ur
o
sep
sis
Definition: sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream
Morphemes:
Affix: uro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: urine; relating to urine and the urinary system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οὖρον
Language: grc
Decoded: ouron
PoS: Noun
Meaning: urine
Affix: sepsis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σήπω
Language: grc
Decoded: sepo
Meaning: to make rotten
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process