Word: cryoextraction
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cry
oex
trac
tion
Definition: The removal of a cataract using a cryoprobe
Morphemes:
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
Affix: extract
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To draw out; to pull out; to remove forcibly from a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: extractum
Language: la
Decoded: extractum
PoS: Noun
Meaning: extract (apothecarial)
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.