Word: bulbectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bul
bec
to
my
Definition: Removal of the olfactory bulb; one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
Morphemes:
Affix: bulb
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The bulb-shaped root portion of a plant such as a tulip, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bulbus
Language: la
Decoded: bulbus
Meaning: bulb, onion
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