Word: hemicorporectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: he
mi
cor
porec
to
my
Definition: The surgical procedure which cuts through the spine and removes the lower half of the body from the waist down.
Morphemes:
Affix: hemi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Half.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
Meaning: before
Affix: fīgō
Language: la
Decoded: figo
Meaning: I fix”, “I fasten”, “I affix
Affix: corpus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A body, a collection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: corpus
Language: la
Decoded: corpus
Meaning: body
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