Word: lobotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lo
bot
o
my
Definition: A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.
Morphemes:
Affix: lobe
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A clear division of an organ that can be determined at the gross anatomy level, especially one of the parts of the brain, liver or lung.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λοβός
Language: grc
Decoded: lobos
Meaning: the lobe of the ear or of the liver, the pod of a leguminous plant
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: -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