Word: postincisional
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: po
stin
ci
sio
nal
Definition: After a surgical incision; the cutting of or into body tissues or organs (especially by a surgeon as part of an operation)
Morphemes:
Affix: post-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: after, later
Etymology Compounds: Affix: post
Language: la
Decoded: post
Meaning: after, behind
Affix: incise
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.