Word: embryotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: em
bry
ot
o
my
Definition: The act of cutting a foetus into pieces within the womb, so that it can be removed.
Morphemes:
Affix: embryo
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐν
Language: grc
Decoded: en
Meaning: in-
Affix: βρύω
Language: grc
Decoded: bruo
Meaning: I grow, swell
Affix: -tomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical incision; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: I cut