Word: hemoglobinopathy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
mo
glo
bi
no
pa
thy
Definition: Any of a range of inherited genetic disorders affecting hemoglobin
Morphemes:
Affix: hemoglobin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: αἷμα
Language: grc
Decoded: aima
Meaning: blood
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a neutral chemical compound
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: globule
Language: en
Decoded: globule
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A small round particle of substance; a drop.
Affix: -in
Language: en
Decoded: -in
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a neutral chemical compound
Affix: -o-
Language: en
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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
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”.