Word: pyorrheic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: py
or
rh
ic
Definition: Of or pertaining to pyorrheas; characteristic of pyorrhoea.
Morphemes:
Affix: pyo-
Language: en
Meaning: pus
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πῦον
Language: grc
Decoded: puon
Meaning: pus
Affix: -rrhea
Language: en
Meaning: flow
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῥέω
Language: grc
Decoded: Reo
Meaning: to flow
Affix: -ίᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to stems of adjectives, rarely to the stems of verbs, and even more rarely to the stems of nouns, to form feminine abstract nouns
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to