Word: spondylectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spon
dy
lec
to
my
Definition: removal of all parts of one or more vertebrae above the sacrum
Morphemes:
Affix: spondyl-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: spine
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