Word: hypodermis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hy
po
der
mis
Definition: An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
Morphemes:
Affix: hypo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Designating oxoacid and oxyanions with a low amount of oxygen.
Affix: dermis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: δέρω
Language: grc
Decoded: dero
Meaning: I skin”, “I flay
Affix: -μᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action