Word: spondylodiscitis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spon
dy
lo
di
sci
tis
Definition: A combination of discitis and spondylitis, the latter generally involving the areas adjacent to the intervertebral disc space.
Morphemes:
Affix: spondylo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σπόνδυλος
Language: grc
Decoded: spondulos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: vertebra (especially the cervical vertebrae)
Affix: disc
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An intervertebral disc; a fibrocartilaginous disc serving as a cushion between all of the vertebrae of the spinal column (except between the first two)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δίσκος
Language: grc
Decoded: diskos
Meaning: disk, quoit, platter
Affix: -itis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ῖτις
Language: grc
Decoded: -itis
Meaning: pertaining to