Word: osteoblastopenia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
o
bla
sto
pe
ni
a
Definition: A lack of osteoblasts; a cell from which bone develops
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: -blast
Language: en
Meaning: immature cell
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: -penia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: deficiency
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πενέω
Language: grc
Decoded: peneo
Meaning: to be poor
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns