Word: palatoplasty
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
la
to
pla
sty
Definition: A surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct a cleft palate
Morphemes:
Affix: pale
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A cheese scoop.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: palleō
Language: la
Decoded: palleo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I am pale; I turn pale, blanch.
Affix: -idus
Language: la
Decoded: -idus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: tending to
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -plasty
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πλαστός
Language: grc
Decoded: plastos
Meaning: molded, formed