Word: vagotomized
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: va
go
to
mized
Definition: Modified by vagotomy
Morphemes:
Affix: vago-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: vagus; a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Affix: -tomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical incision; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: I cut
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective
Affix: vago-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: vagus; a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera
Affix: -tomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical incision; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Affix: -ize
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: to make what is denoted by the noun/adjective