Word: dermatosclerosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: der
ma
toscler
o
sis
Definition: Alternative form of scleroderma; genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
Morphemes:
Affix: dermato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: skin
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δέρω
Language: grc
Decoded: dero
Meaning: I skin”, “I flay
Affix: -μᾰ
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: sclerosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The abnormal hardening of body tissues, such as an artery.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκλήρωσις
Language: grc
Decoded: sklerosis
Meaning: an induration