Word: ganglionectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: gan
gli
on
ec
to
my
Definition: Surgical removal of a ganglion; an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons
Morphemes:
Affix: ganglion
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γᾰγγλῐ́ον
Language: grc
Decoded: gagglion
Meaning: encysted tumour on a tendon or aponeurosis
Affix: -ectomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Surgical removal of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐκ
Language: grc
Decoded: ek
Meaning: out
Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: to cut