Word: prostatomegaly
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pro
sta
tome
ga
ly
Definition: A medical condition characterized by the enlargement of the prostate.
Morphemes:
Affix: prostate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the prostate gland; a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen
Etymology Compounds: Affix: προστάτης
Language: grc
Decoded: prostates
Meaning: one who stands before, protector, guardian
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -megaly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: enlargement
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μεγάλος
Language: grc
Decoded: megalos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: big, large