Word: sensorineural
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: sen
so
ri
neu
ral
Definition: Of or pertaining to the sensory nerves; a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
Morphemes:
Affix: sense
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Perception through the intellect; apprehension; awareness.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.
Affix: neural
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεῦρον
Language: grc
Decoded: neuron
Meaning: a sinew, nerve
Affix: -al
Language: en
Decoded: -al
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.