Word: cholelithotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: chole
li
tho
to
my
Definition: Removal of a gallstone; a calculus formed in the gall bladder or its ducts
Morphemes:
Affix: chole-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to bile or the bile ducts
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χολή
Language: grc
Decoded: khole
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gall, bile
Affix: litho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: lith- + -o-
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