Word: metrotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
trot
o
my
Definition: The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy.
Morphemes:
Affix: metro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the uterus; a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
Affix: -tomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical incision; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: I cut