Word: erythropenia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
ry
thro
pe
ni
a
Definition: A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia
Morphemes:
Affix: erythro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used to form scientific terms meaning red or showing a relationship to red blood cells.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐρυθρός
Language: grc
Decoded: eruthros
Meaning: red
Affix: -penia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: deficiency
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πενέω
Language: grc
Decoded: peneo
Meaning: to be poor
Affix: -ία
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns