Word: urethrectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: u
re
threc
to
my
Definition: The surgical removal of all or part of the male urethra.
Morphemes:
Affix: urethro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: urethra; duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
Affix: -ectomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Surgical removal of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐκ
Language: grc
Decoded: ek
Meaning: out
Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: to cut