Word: polyhedrosis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pol
y
he
dro
sis
Definition: Any of several diseases of insect larvae that are caused by the polyhedral viruses, family Baculoviridae.
Morphemes:
Affix: poly-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: polymer
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many, much
Affix: -hedral
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: used to form adjectives describing related nouns ending in -hedron or -hedra
Affix: -osis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process