Word: thermotherapies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ther
mo
the
ra
pies
Definition: Plural of thermotherapy; the use of heat to treat a disease or disorder; heating pads or hot compresses or hot-water bottles are used to promote circulation in peripheral vascular disease or to relax tense muscles
Morphemes:
Affix: thermo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: heat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θερμός
Language: grc
Decoded: thermos
Meaning: warm, hot
Affix: therapy
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat with a therapy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θερᾰ́πων
Language: grc
Decoded: therapon
Meaning: attendant, aide
Affix: -εύω
Language: grc
Decoded: -euo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to the stems of agent or other nouns in -εύς to form a denominative verb of condition or activity: meaning "be x" or "do what x typically does"
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
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.