Word: isthmectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: isth
mec
to
my
Definition: The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.
Morphemes:
Affix: isthmus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any such narrow part connecting two larger structures.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἰσθμός
Language: grc
Decoded: isthmos
Meaning: neck
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