Word: cryoprobes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
op
robes
Definition: Plural of cryoprobe. An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery.
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: probe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: probare
Language: la
Decoded: probare
Meaning: to test, examine, prove
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.