Word: laryngomalacia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: la
ryn
go
ma
la
cia
Definition: A condition in which the soft, immature cartilage of the upper larynx collapses inward during inhalation, causing airway obstruction.
Morphemes:
Affix: laryngo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of the throat or larynx.
Affix: malacia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Abnormal softening of organs or tissues of the human body.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μαλακία
Language: grc
Decoded: malakia
Meaning: softness, sickness