Word: transversectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trans
vec
to
my
Definition: The surgical excision of a transverse process of a vertebra.
Morphemes:
Affix: transverse
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Anything that is transverse or athwart.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trānsversus
Language: la
Decoded: transversus
Meaning: turned across; going or lying across or crosswise
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