Word: pyronecrosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: py
ro
nec
ro
sis
Definition: A variant of pyroptosis that requires a caspase.
Morphemes:
Affix: pyro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fever.
Affix: necrosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεκρόω
Language: grc
Decoded: nekroo
Meaning: to make dead, to be dead; to mortify
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process