Word: dyschondroplasic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dys
chon
dro
pla
sic
Definition: Exhibiting or relating to dyschondroplasia; a metabolic disease of young poultry that affects the growth of bone and cartilage
Morphemes:
Affix: dys-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bad
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δυσ-
Language: grc
Decoded: dus-
Meaning: hard, difficult, bad
Affix: chondro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Describing something composed of cartilage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χόνδρος
Language: grc
Decoded: khondros
Meaning: grain; cartilage
Affix: -plasia
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Growth or formation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλάσσω
Language: grc
Decoded: plasso
Meaning: to form, mould
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to