Word: eccrinology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ec
cri
nol
o
gy
Definition: The scientific study of secretion and the eccrine glands.
Morphemes:
Affix: eccrine
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Exocrine; of or relating to exocrine glands or their secretions
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐκ
Language: grc
Decoded: ek
Meaning: out of
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of