Word: lymphodepletion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lym
phode
ple
tion
Definition: The destruction of lymphocytes and T cells, normally by irradiation, prior to immunotherapy
Morphemes:
Affix: lympho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Pertaining to lymph, lymphoid or lymphatic tissues or vessels, or lymphocytes.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lympha
Language: la
Decoded: lympha
Meaning: water, water nymph
Affix: deplete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of; to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of money, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dēplētus
Language: la
Decoded: depletus
Meaning: empty
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.