Word: clitoridectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: clit
o
ri
dec
to
my
Definition: The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the clitoris; female circumcision
Morphemes:
Affix: clitoris
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A sensitive elongated erectile organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and mammals, homologous with the penis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κλείω
Language: grc
Decoded: kleio
Meaning: I sheathe, shut
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