Word: chondrodysplasias
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chon
dro
dys
pla
sias
Definition: Plural of chondrodysplasia. A genetic disorder characterized by short-limbed dwarfism
Morphemes:
Affix: chondro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Describing something composed of cartilage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χόνδρος
Language: grc
Decoded: khondros
Meaning: grain; cartilage
Affix: dys-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δυσ-
Language: grc
Decoded: dus-
Meaning: hard, difficult, bad
Affix: -plasia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Growth or formation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλάσσω
Language: grc
Decoded: plasso
Meaning: to form, mould
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
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.