Word: postdermabrasion
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: post
der
ma
bra
sion
Definition: After dermabrasion; removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or scraping off some of the outer skin layer
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: derm-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: skin; epidermis.
Affix: abrade
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To undergo abrasion; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ab
Language: la
Decoded: ab
Meaning: from, away from
Affix: rādō
Language: la
Decoded: rado
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I scrape, shave, scratch.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.