Word: ascariasis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: as
ca
ri
a
sis
Definition: A disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides in humans and by other species of Ascaris in other mammals.
Morphemes:
Affix: Ascaris
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Ascarididae - intestinal roundworms affecting pigs and humans
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀσκαρίς
Language: grc
Decoded: askaris
Meaning: intestinal worm
Affix: -iasis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A pathological condition or process.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῑ̓ᾰ́ομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: iaomai
Meaning: I heal
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process