Word: polypectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: po
ly
pec
to
my
Definition: The removal of a polyp; one of two forms that coelenterates take (e.g. a hydra or coral): usually sedentary with a hollow cylindrical body usually with a ring of tentacles around the mouth
Morphemes:
Affix: polyp
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a cylindrical coelenterate, such as the hydra, having a mouth surrounded with tentacles
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πολύς
Language: grc
Decoded: polus
Meaning: many
Affix: πούς
Language: grc
Decoded: pous
Meaning: foot
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