Word: tracheotomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: tra
che
o
tomes
Definition: Plural of tracheotome; a medical instrument used to perform an incision in the trachea with a cutting blade operated by a powered cannula
Morphemes:
Affix: tracheo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the trachea; one of the tubules forming the respiratory system of most insects and many arachnids
Affix: -tome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An instrument for cutting.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -τομον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tomon
Meaning: that cuts
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).