Word: postasphyxial
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: po
stas
phy
xi
al
Definition: Following asphyxia; a condition in which insufficient or no oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged on a ventilatory basis; caused by choking or drowning or electric shock or poison gas
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: asphyxia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: not
Affix: σφύζω
Language: grc
Decoded: sphuzo
Meaning: throb
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.