Word: salpingotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sal
pin
got
o
my
Definition: The operation of making an incision into a fallopian tube to remove an ectopic.
Morphemes:
Affix: salpingo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the Fallopian tube or the Eustachian tube.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: salpinx
Language: NL.
Decoded: salpinx
Meaning: the salpinx
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
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.
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