Word: sideroblasts
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: si
der
o
blasts
Definition: Plural of sideroblast; an erythroblast having granules of ferritin
Morphemes:
Affix: sidero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Related to iron or steel, as in siderosis (fibrosis caused by iron deposits)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σίδηρος
Language: grc
Decoded: sideros
Meaning: iron
Affix: -blast
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an immature cell or tissue
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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).