Word: cholecystopathy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cho
le
cy
sto
pa
thy
Definition: disease of the gallbladder; a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
Morphemes:
Affix: cholecysto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the gall bladder; a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
Affix: -pathy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Damage to, disease of, or abnormality
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πάθος
Language: grc
Decoded: pathos
Meaning: suffering
Affix: -y
Language: en
Decoded: -y
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.