Word: glossocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: glo
sso
cele
Definition: Swelling or edema of the tongue, with consequent extrusion of the organ.
Morphemes:
Affix: glosso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the tongue; the tongue of certain animals used as meat
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλῶσσᾰ
Language: grc
Decoded: glossa
Meaning: tongue; language
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
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.
Affix: -cele
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A tumour; an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: kele
Meaning: tumour”; especially “hernia