enterohemorrhage
Syllables
en-ter-o-hem-or-rhage
Pronunciation
/ˌɛn.tə.roʊˈhɛm.ər.ɪdʒ/
Stress
200100
Morphemes
entero- + hemorrhage
The word 'enterohemorrhage' is a 6-syllable medical term divided as 'en-ter-o-hem-or-rhage'. This division respects its compound nature, joining the Greek-derived morphemes 'entero-' (intestine) and 'hemorrhage' (blood bursting forth). The primary stress is on the 'hem' syllable, with secondary stress on 'en'. Its phonetic transcription is /ˌɛn.tə.roʊˈhɛm.ər.ɪdʒ/.
Definitions
- 1
Hemorrhage or bleeding from the intestine.
“The patient presented with symptoms of acute enterohemorrhage.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('hem') and secondary stress on the first syllable ('en'). This is typical for long compound words where the main stress is on the primary syllable of the second element.
Syllables
en — Closed syllable, secondary stress.. ter — Unstressed syllable with vowel reduction.. o — Open syllable, ends the first morpheme.. hem — Closed syllable, primary stress.. or — R-controlled, unstressed syllable.. rhage — Closed syllable, with a soft 'g' sound.
Word Parts
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Compound Word Boundary
The word is a compound of 'entero' + 'hemorrhage'. A primary syllable boundary is placed at the morphological join between the two parts.
Maximal Onset Principle
Consonants are grouped with the following vowel to form a legal onset (e.g., in 'en-ter', 't' starts the second syllable).
Vowel Reduction in Unstressed Syllables
Vowels in unstressed syllables, like the 'e' in 'ter' and 'o' in 'or', are reduced to a schwa /ə/.
- The word is a classical compound derived from Ancient Greek, and its structure is best understood by its morphemic parts.
- The digraph 'rrh' is a transliteration from Greek and is pronounced as a single /r/, not as two separate sounds.
- The '-age' suffix is pronounced /ɪdʒ/, a common pattern for words of Latin/French origin.
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