Word: craniosynostosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cra
ni
o
sy
no
sto
sis
Definition: a medical condition in which some or all of the sutures in the skull of an infant close too early, causing problems with normal brain and skull growth.
Morphemes:
Affix: cranio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cranium; the part of the skull that encloses the brain
Affix: synostosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The abnormal development of a joint.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: syn-
Language: en
Decoded: syn-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: concomitant; an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process