Word: polyomavirus
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
o
ma
vi
rus
Definition: Any of the papovaviruses, in family Polyomaviridae, that induce a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
Meaning: many
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: -oma
Language: en
Meaning: tumor
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: virus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A disease caused by such an infectious agent; a viral illness.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vīrus
Language: la
Decoded: virus
Meaning: poison, slime, venom