Word: mammectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mam
mec
to
my
Definition: The surgical procedure to remove of all or part of a breast; mastectomy.
Morphemes:
Affix: mamm-
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Short for mammogram. X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast
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