Word: clinicides
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cli
ni
cides
Definition: Plural of clinicide. The deliberate killing of a patient in the course of medical treatment.
Morphemes:
Affix: clinic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλῑνικός
Language: grc
Decoded: klinikos
Meaning: pertaining to a bed
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -cide
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: killing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: caedō
Language: la
Decoded: caedo
Meaning: to cut, hew, kill
Affix: -a
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).