Word: salpingovariectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sal
pin
go
va
riec
to
my
Definition: salpingectomy combined with ovariectomy
Morphemes:
Affix: salpingo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the Fallopian tube or the Eustachian tube.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: salpinx
Language: NL.
Decoded: salpinx
Meaning: the salpinx
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: ovary
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ovum
Language: la
Decoded: ovum
Meaning: egg
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