Word: onchocerciasis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: on
cho
cer
ci
a
sis
Definition: A disease caused by a worm of the genus Onchocerca, especially as transmitted to humans by flies and often causing blindness; common in tropical Africa.
Morphemes:
Affix: onchocerciasis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease caused by a worm of the genus Onchocerca, especially as transmitted to humans by flies and often causing blindness; common in tropical Africa.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄγκος
Language: grc
Decoded: ogkos
Meaning: barb
Affix: κέρκος
Language: grc
Decoded: kerkos
Meaning: tail
Affix: -iasis
Language: en
Decoded: -iasis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A pathological condition or process.