Word: resection
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
sec
tion
Definition: To deepen or widen a river or other natural watercourse for flood control, land drainage, or navigation.
Morphemes:
Affix: resect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To remove (some part of an organ or structure) by surgical means.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: again; prefix added to various words to indicate an action being done again, or like the other usages indicated above under English.
Affix: secare
Language: la
Decoded: secare
Meaning: to cut
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.