Word: tarsectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tar
sec
to
my
Definition: The operation of removing one or more of the bones of the tarsus (cluster of bones in the foot).
Morphemes:
Affix: tarsus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
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