Word: trephines
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tre
phines
Definition: Plural of trephine; a surgical instrument used to remove sections of bone from the skull
Morphemes:
Affix: trephine
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use a trephine during surgery.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τρύπανον
Language: grc
Decoded: trupanon
Meaning: auger, borer
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).