Word: scintigram
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scin
tig
ram
Definition: An image of part of the body, obtained by measuring (by means of scintillation or a similar method) the radiation emitted by a radioactive tracer.
Morphemes:
Affix: scintillate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: Especially of a phosphor: to emit a flash of light upon absorbing ionizing radiation.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scintillatus
Language: la
Decoded: scintillatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: sparkled
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -gram
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Something written, drawn or otherwise recorded.