Word: vibrissectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vi
bri
ssec
to
my
Definition: Removal of the vibrissae; a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat
Morphemes:
Affix: vibrissa
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the tactile whiskers on the nose of an animal such as a cat.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vībrissae
Language: la
Decoded: vibrissae
PoS: Noun
Meaning: whiskers, the hairs of the nose
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