Word: echogenicity
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
cho
ge
ni
ci
ty
Definition: The ability to create an echo that can be detected in an ultrasound examination.
Morphemes:
Affix: echo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: clipping of echocardiography; a noninvasive diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to study to structure and motions of the heart
Etymology Compounds: Affix: echo
Language: la
Decoded: echo
PoS: Noun
Meaning: echo
Affix: -genic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: producing or generating something
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: offspring, descendant
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms
Affix: -ity
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -ety. Added to monosyllabic words, typically nouns or adjectives, to extend their form. Often seen in fanciful compounds.