Word: myxedemic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: myx
e
de
ic
Definition: Relating to myxedema; hypothyroidism marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well as mental deterioration
Morphemes:
Affix: myxo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: mucus
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μύξα
Language: grc
Decoded: muxa
Meaning: mucus
Affix: edema
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: οἴδημα
Language: grc
Decoded: oidema
Meaning: swelling
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from