Word: pneumothorax
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pneu
mo
tho
rax
Definition: Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
Morphemes:
Affix: pneumo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the lungs; either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πνεύμων
Language: grc
Decoded: pneumon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: lung
Affix: thorax
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θώραξ
Language: grc
Decoded: thorax
Meaning: a breastplate, cuirass, corslet