Word: bursectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bur
sec
to
my
Definition: The surgical removal of a bursa; a small fluid-filled sac located between movable parts of the body especially at joints
Morphemes:
Affix: bursa
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βύρσα
Language: grc
Decoded: bursa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the skin stripped off a hide, leather
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