Word: ventilation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ven
ti
la
tion
Definition: The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.
Morphemes:
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.