Word: resection
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
sec
tion
Definition: To determine positions using compass bearings based on three or more known positions.
Morphemes:
Affix: resect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: secare
Language: la
Decoded: secare
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a state or condition
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.