Word: vitrectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: vi
trec
to
my
Definition: The surgical removal of some or all of the vitreous humour from the eye.
Morphemes:
Affix: vitreous
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the vitreous humor of the eye.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vitrum
Language: la
Decoded: vitrum
Meaning: glass
Affix: -eus
Language: la
Decoded: -eus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, and so to nominally indicate the source of an attribute.
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