Word: lymphoscintigraphic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: lym
pho
scin
ti
gra
phic
Definition: Relating to lymphoscintigraphy; the hypothetical first lymph node or group of nodes draining a cancer
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: scintillate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scintillatus
Language: la
Decoded: scintillatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: sparkled
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: -graphy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Field of study
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -graphia
Language: la
Decoded: -graphia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -graphy
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to