Word: immunoscintigraphy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: i
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Definition: An imaging procedure involving administration of radioactively-labelled monoclonal antibodies
Morphemes:
Affix: immuno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the immune systems and processes in a living organism.
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