Word: hypoventilations
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
po
ven
ti
la
tions
Definition: Plural of hypoventilation. Respiratory depression, occurring when ventilation is inadequate to perform the necessary gas exchange, which may be caused by certain medical conditions, by holding one's breath, or by drug overdose.
Morphemes:
Affix: hypo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: hypo-
Affix: ventilate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To provide manual or mechanical breathing to a patient.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ventilātus
Language: la
Decoded: ventilatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: ventilated
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix