Word: parasecretion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: par
a
se
cre
tion
Definition: An abnormal substance secreted
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: abnormal, incorrect
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: secrete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sēcrētus
Language: la
Decoded: secretus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: put apart, sundered, severed, separated, having been separated
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.