Word: androblastomas
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
dro
bla
sto
mas
Definition: Plural of androblastoma. A type of ovarian tumor in which the tumor cells secrete a male sex hormone
Morphemes:
Affix: andro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: man, male
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀνδρός
Language: grc
Decoded: andros
PoS: Noun
Meaning: man (adult male)
Affix: blasto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: germ cell
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βλᾰστᾰ́νω
Language: grc
Decoded: blastano
Meaning: to bud, sprout
Affix: -τός
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either active or passive
Affix: -oma
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns indicating tumors or masses, which may be benign or cancerous (malignant).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.