Word: tenolysis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
no
ly
sis
Definition: A surgical procedure in which a tendon is separated from its sheath.
Morphemes:
Affix: teno-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: tendon
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τένων
Language: grc
Decoded: tenon
PoS: Noun
Meaning: tendon, sinew
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: dissolving
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λύω
Language: grc
Decoded: luo
Meaning: loosen
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process