Word: durectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: du
rec
to
my
Definition: The surgical removal of the dura mater
Morphemes:
Affix: dura
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The dura mater, the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord.
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