Word: acephaly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ce
pha
ly
Definition: The congenital lack of a head (especially in a parasitic twin)
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Not, without, opposite of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The alpha privativum, used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. It is also known as privative a and alpha privative.
Affix: -cephaly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: head
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κεφαλή
Language: grc
Decoded: kephale
Meaning: head