Word: downcoding
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: down
co
ding
Definition: Present participle of downcode. To change the diagnostic code of a patient's condition to a code for which a smaller amount will be billed.
Morphemes:
Affix: down-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: decrease
Affix: code
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To add codes to a dataset.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.