Word: salpingostomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sal
pin
gos
to
my
Definition: The surgical unblocking of a blocked Fallopian tube.
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: -stomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical procedure forming a hole for access, nutrition, or waste elimination.