Word: myelophthisis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mye
loph
thi
sis
Definition: myelophthisic anemia, a severe anemia found in some people with diseases that affect the bone marrow by fibrosis, tumors or granulomas and hence displace the hemopoietic bone-marrow tissue into the peripheral blood
Morphemes:
Affix: myelo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone marrow
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μυελός
Language: grc
Decoded: muelos
Meaning: marrow
Affix: phthisis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An atrophy of the body or part of the body, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.