Word: pyroptosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: py
rop
to
sis
Definition: A form of programmed cell death associated with antimicrobial responses during inflammation.
Morphemes:
Affix: pyro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fever.
Affix: ptosis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The prolapse of a bodily organ, especially drooping of the eyelid or the breasts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πίπτω
Language: grc
Decoded: pipto
Meaning: to fall down
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process