Word: pyelonephritis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: py
e
lo
ne
phri
tis
Definition: An ascending urinary tract infection of the renal pelvis
Morphemes:
Affix: pyelo-
Language: en
Meaning: relating to the renal pelvis
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πύελος
Language: grc
Decoded: puelos
Meaning: pelvis, wash basin
Affix: nephro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or relating to the kidneys; either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεφρός
Language: grc
Decoded: nephros
PoS: Noun
Meaning: kidney
Affix: -itis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ῖτις
Language: grc
Decoded: -itis
Meaning: pertaining to