Word: leukostasis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: leu
ko
sta
sis
Definition: The abnormal clumping together of leukocytes; blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Morphemes:
Affix: leuko-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: leucocyte; blood cells that engulf and digest bacteria and fungi; an important part of the body's defense system
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λευκός
Language: grc
Decoded: leukos
Meaning: white
Affix: stasis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A slackening or arrest of the blood current, due not to a lessening of the heart’s beat, but to some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἵστημι
Language: grc
Decoded: istemi
Meaning: to stand
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process