Word: degmacytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: deg
ma
cytes
Definition: Plural of degmacyte. An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen.
Morphemes:
Affix: degmacyte
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An abnormally-shaped red blood cell with one or more semicircular portions removed from the cell margin, resulting from the removal of denatured hemoglobin by macrophages in the spleen.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δῆγμα
Language: grc
Decoded: degma
Meaning: bite
Affix: -cyte
Language: en
Decoded: -cyte
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form cell names and classifications for mature cells.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.