Word: nephronophthisis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
phro
noph
thi
sis
Definition: A genetic disorder of the kidneys which affects children.
Morphemes:
Affix: nephron
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεφρός
Language: grc
Decoded: nephros
Meaning: kidney
Affix: -on
Language: en
Decoded: -on
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles quanta molecular units or substances .
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: phthisis
Language: en
Meaning: progressive wasting disease