Word: cranioschisis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cra
ni
o
schi
sis
Definition: A developmental birth defect in which the cranium fails to close completely, so that the brain is exposed to the amnios and eventually degenerates, causing anencephaly.
Morphemes:
Affix: cranio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cranium; the part of the skull that encloses the brain
Affix: schisis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: separation, cleft
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σχίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: skhizo
Meaning: to split
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process