Word: colpotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: col
pot
o
my
Definition: Surgical creation of a hole through the vagina to the rectouterine pouch, using a scalpel incision to drain the fluid.
Morphemes:
Affix: colpo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Vagina.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κόλπος
Language: grc
Decoded: kolpos
Meaning: any hollow space; womb
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