Word: osteodistraction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: o
ste
o
di
strac
tion
Definition: The surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones
Morphemes:
Affix: osteo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: bone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὀστέον
Language: grc
Decoded: osteon
Meaning: bone
Affix: distract
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Separated; drawn asunder.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: asunder, apart, in two
Affix: trahō
Language: la
Decoded: traho
Meaning: to pull
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.