Word: pericancerous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pe
ri
can
cer
ous
Definition: Surrounding a cancer
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
Affix: cancer
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Something damaging that spreads throughout something else.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cancer
Language: la
Decoded: cancer
Meaning: crab
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of