Word: gonioscopy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: go
ni
o
sco
py
Definition: the use of a gonioscope in conjunction with a slit lamp or operating microscope to gain a view of the anatomical angle formed between the eye's cornea and iris, known as the iridocorneal angle
Morphemes:
Affix: gonio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: angle.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γωνία
Language: grc
Decoded: gonia
Meaning: angle
Affix: -scopy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: observation, viewing
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σκοπός
Language: grc
Decoded: skopos
Meaning: watcher
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.