Word: bronchioloalveolar
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: bron
chi
o
loal
ve
o
lar
Definition: bronchoalveolar
Morphemes:
Affix: bronchus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Either of two airways, which are primary branches of the trachea, leading directly into the lungs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βρόγχος
Language: grc
Decoded: brogkhos
Meaning: trachea; throat
Affix: -ole
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A diminutive suffix referring to small parts of organisms or their cells.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: alveolus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the many tiny air sacs in the lungs in which the bronchioles terminate and where oxygen and carbon dioxide are rapidly with the pulmonary capillaries.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: alvus
Language: la
Decoded: alvus
Meaning: the belly, paunch, bowels
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.
Affix: -olus
Language: la
Decoded: -olus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth.
Affix: -ar
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns such as vicar, exemplar, bursar, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.