Word: abfraction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ab
frac
tion
Definition: A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanical stresses of biting and chewing; the pathogenesis of such damage remains a subject of continuing study.
Morphemes:
Affix: ab-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Away from; outside of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab-
Language: la
Decoded: ab-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: from, away, away from
Affix: fraction
Language: en
Meaning: act of breaking
Etymology Compounds: Affix: frangō
Language: la
Decoded: frango
Meaning: to break
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.