Word: ultracryotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ul
trac
ry
o
to
my
Definition: The use of an ultramicrotome in the preparation of very thin, frozen samples of biological tissue
Morphemes:
Affix: ultra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Excessively, to an extreme, as in ultramicroscopic, ultra-careful.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: uls
Language: la
Decoded: uls
PoS: Preposition
Meaning: beyond
Affix: -ter
Language: la
Decoded: -ter
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.
Affix: -ā
Language: la
Decoded: -a
Meaning: adverb
Affix: cryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cryonics; the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life
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