Word: endocrinology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: en
do
cri
nol
o
gy
Definition: The study of the endocrine glands of the human body, the hormones produced by them, and their related disorders.
Morphemes:
Affix: endocrine
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to the endocrine glands or their secretions.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: endo-
Language: en
Decoded: endo-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: internal, within, inside, into
Affix: κρίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: krino
Meaning: to separate
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: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of