Word: costotransversectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: co
sto
trans
ver
sec
to
my
Definition: excision of a part of a rib along with the transverse process of a vertebra
Morphemes:
Affix: costo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ribs
Affix: transverse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything that is transverse or athwart.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trānsversus
Language: la
Decoded: transversus
Meaning: turned across; going or lying across or crosswise
Affix: -ectomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Excision of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐκ
Language: grc
Decoded: ek
Meaning: out
Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: to cut