Word: myelomeningoceles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mye
lo
me
nin
go
celes
Definition: Plural of myelomeningocele; a congenital defect of the central nervous system in which a sac containing part of the spinal cord and its meninges protrude through a gap in the vertebral column; frequently accompanied by hydrocephalus and mental retardation
Morphemes:
Affix: myelo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spinal cord
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μυελός
Language: grc
Decoded: muelos
Meaning: marrow
Affix: meninge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: meninx; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.
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
Affix: myelo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spinal cord
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μυελός
Language: grc
Decoded: muelos
Meaning: marrow
Affix: meninge
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: meninx; a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.
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