Word: mosaicplasty
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mo
sa
icp
la
sty
Definition: The harvesting and transplanting of many small cylindrical osteochondral plugs from the less weight-bearing periphery of the patellofemoral area and inserting them into drilled tunnels in the defective section of cartilage
Morphemes:
Affix: mosaic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: museum
Language: la
Decoded: museum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: museum
Affix: -plasty
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλαστός
Language: grc
Decoded: plastos
Meaning: molded, formed