Word: berylliosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: be
ryl
li
o
sis
Definition: A chronic disease of the lungs, caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds.
Morphemes:
Affix: beryl
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An example (a stone) of the mineral beryl.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βήρυλλος
Language: grc
Decoded: berullos
Meaning: beryl
Affix: -ium
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of an aggregation or mass of something, such as biological tissue: for example, epithelium pollinium. ords so formed often form their plural with -ia.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -um
Language: la
Decoded: -um
Meaning: neuter singular morphological suffix
Affix: -osis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process