Word: epitheliocyst
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
pi
the
li
o
cyst
Definition: An epithelial cyst; a term commonly used to refer to either:
Epidermoid cysts (also termed epidermal cysts, infundibular cyst), or
Pilar cysts (also termed trichelemmal cysts, isthmus-catagen cysts)
Morphemes:
Affix: epithelio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: epithelium; membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
Affix: cyst
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder or gall bladder (in compounds).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κύστις
Language: grc
Decoded: kustis
Meaning: anatomical sac