Word: perinatology
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: per
i
na
tol
o
gy
Definition: A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies.
Morphemes:
Affix: perinatology
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: around or about
Affix: natus
Language: la
Decoded: natus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: son, birth, age, years
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: -logy
Language: en
Decoded: -logy
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.