Word: synapsis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: syn
ap
sis
Definition: The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
Morphemes:
Affix: synapsis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: συν-
Language: grc
Decoded: sun-
Meaning: together
Affix: ἅπτω
Language: grc
Decoded: apto
Meaning: to join
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process