Word: nontuberculous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
tu
ber
cu
lous
Definition: Not tuberculous; constituting or afflicted with or caused by tuberculosis or the tubercle bacillus
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: tuberculous
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Tubercular; having or relating to tuberculosis; infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tuber
Language: la
Decoded: tuber
Meaning: hump, bump, swelling, protuberance; excrescence
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.
Affix: -ous
Language: en
Decoded: -ous
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.