Word: myelosuppression
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: my
e
lo
su
ppre
ssion
Definition: A reduction of bone marrow activity that leads to a lower concentration of platelets, red blood cells and white blood cells
Morphemes:
Affix: myelo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone marrow
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μυελός
Language: grc
Decoded: muelos
Meaning: marrow
Affix: suppress
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reduce unwanted frequencies in a signal.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
Affix: premō
Language: la
Decoded: premo
Meaning: press
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.