Word: bursitis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bur
si
tis
Definition: An inflammation of a bursa, most common in the shoulder, elbow or knee
Morphemes:
Affix: bursa
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βύρσα
Language: grc
Decoded: bursa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the skin stripped off a hide, leather
Affix: -itis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ῖτις
Language: grc
Decoded: -itis
Meaning: pertaining to