Word: patellectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
te
llec
to
my
Definition: surgical removal of the patella; type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
Morphemes:
Affix: patella
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: patella
Language: la
Decoded: patella
Meaning: a small pan or dish, a plate; the kneepan, patella
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