Word: lumpectomies
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lum
pec
to
mies
Definition: Plural of lumpectomy; surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer
Morphemes:
Affix: lump
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A kind of fish, the lumpsucker.
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
Affix: -ies
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural forms of nouns endings in consonant-y.