Word: ureterosigmoidostomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ur
e
ter
o
sig
moi
do
sto
my
Definition: A surgical procedure in which the ureters are diverted into the sigmoid colon.
Morphemes:
Affix: uretero-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: ureter; either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Affix: sigma
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.
Affix: -oid
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of similar form to, but not the same as. Having the likeness of. Forms adjectives and nouns.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Meaning: interconsonantal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -stomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical procedure forming a hole for access, nutrition, or waste elimination.