Word: ureterocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ur
e
ter
o
cele
Definition: A congenital abnormality of the urinary bladder, in which the distal ureter balloons at its opening into the bladder, forming a pouch.
Morphemes:
Affix: uretero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ureter; either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Affix: -cele
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A hernia; rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: kele
Meaning: tumour”; especially “hernia