Word: tendonectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ten
do
nec
to
my
Definition: The surgical cutting of tendons.
Morphemes:
Affix: tendon
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τένων
Language: grc
Decoded: tenon
Meaning: sinew, tendon
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