Word: rumenotomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ru
me
no
to
my
Definition: surgical incision into the rumen, or first stomach, of a ruminant
Morphemes:
Affix: rumen
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Affix: -tomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A surgical incision; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)