Word: megalocyte
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: meg
a
lo
cyte
Definition: A large, flattened corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound anemia.
Morphemes:
Affix: megalo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: large, great or exaggerated
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μεγάλος
Language: grc
Decoded: megalos
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: big, large
Affix: cyte
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of cell; the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κῠ́τος
Language: grc
Decoded: kutos
Meaning: hollow”, “vessel