Word: embryologic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: em
bry
o
lo
ic
Definition: embryological; is the branch of biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses
Morphemes:
Affix: embryo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: in-
Affix: βρύω
Language: grc
Decoded: bruo
Meaning: I grow, swell
Affix: -logy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -logia
Language: la
Decoded: -logia
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -logy; the study of
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