Word: dentatectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: den
ta
tec
to
my
Definition: Destruction of the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum; a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans
Morphemes:
Affix: dentate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.
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