Word: segmentectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: seg
men
tec
to
my
Definition: The surgical removal of a segment of an organ such as the lung or the liver.
Morphemes:
Affix: segment
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A portion of an organ whose cells are derived from a single cell within the primordium from which the organ developed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: segmentum
Language: la
Decoded: segmentum
Meaning: a piece cut off, a strip, segment of the earth, a strip of tinsel
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