Word: cricothyroidotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cri
co
thy
roi
do
to
my
Definition: an emergency surgical procedure, a form of tracheotomy, in which a hole is cut through the patient's neck into the windpipe in order to allow air into the lungs
Morphemes:
Affix: cricoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, relating to, or being a cricoid cartilage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κρίκος
Language: grc
Decoded: krikos
Meaning: ring
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: thyroid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θῠρεός
Language: grc
Decoded: thureos
Meaning: oblong shield
Affix: -ειδής
Language: grc
Decoded: -eides
Meaning: -form, -like
Affix: -otomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Alternative form of -tomy. A division.