Word: luteotropic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lu
te
o
tro
pic
Definition: That stimulates the corpus luteum
Morphemes:
Affix: luteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the corpus luteum; yellow endocrine tissue that forms in a ruptured Graafian follicle following the release of an ovum; it degenerates after a few days unless pregnancy has begun
Etymology Compounds: Affix: luteus
Language: la
Decoded: luteus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: saffron yellow
Affix: -tropic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: affecting or attracted to the thing specified
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρέπω
Language: grc
Decoded: trepo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I turn
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -ῐκός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ikos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to noun stems to form adjectives: of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic