Word: cholescintigraphy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cho
le
scin
ti
gra
phy
Definition: A nuclear imaging procedure to evaluate the health and function of the gall bladder.
Morphemes:
Affix: chole-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to bile or the bile ducts
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χολή
Language: grc
Decoded: khole
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gall, bile
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: -graphy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Field of study
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -graphia
Language: la
Decoded: -graphia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -graphy