Word: spermatocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sper
ma
to
cele
Definition: A retention cyst of a tubule of the rete testis or the head of the epididymis distended with barely watery fluid that contains spermatozoa.
Morphemes:
Affix: spermato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: sperm
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπέρμα
Language: grc
Decoded: sperma
PoS: Noun
Meaning: semen, sperm
Affix: -cele
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A hernia; rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: kele
Meaning: tumour”; especially “hernia