Word: hemispherectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
mis
phe
rec
to
my
Definition: Surgical removal of a hemisphere of the brain, usually performed to control otherwise uncontrollable epilepsy.
Morphemes:
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Half.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: sphere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sphaera
Language: la
Decoded: sphaera
Meaning: ball, globe, celestial sphere
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