Word: underserved
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
der
served
Definition: Disadvantaged with regard to health services because of inability to pay, inability to access care, or other disparities for reasons of race, religion, language group or social status.
Morphemes:
Affix: under-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.
Affix: serve
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink).
Affix: -d
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: As an extension of the above, when used along with an adjective preceding the noun, describes something that has an object of a particular quality.