Word: nephrotomes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ne
phro
tomes
Definition: Plural of nephrotome. A section of the mesoderm formerly believed to give rise to the pronephros and eventually to the rest of the kidney.
Morphemes:
Affix: nephro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or relating to the kidneys; either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: νεφρός
Language: grc
Decoded: nephros
PoS: Noun
Meaning: kidney
Affix: -tome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A section or segment.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -η
Language: grc
Decoded: -e
Meaning: o-grade
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.