Word: cryosection
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: cry
osec
tion
Definition: To section biological tissue using a cryostat.
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: section
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To reduce to the degree of thinness required for study with the microscope.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: secō
Language: la
Decoded: seco
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -tiō
Language: la
Decoded: -tio
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -tion, -ation, -ing; suffixed to a verb (usually a participle form) to form a noun relating to some action or the result of an action.