Word: pharyngolaryngectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pha
ryn
go
la
ryn
gec
to
my
Definition: excision of the pharynx and the larynx
Morphemes:
Affix: pharyngo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: relating to the pharynx; the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φάρυγξ
Language: grc
Decoded: pharugx
Meaning: throat
Affix: larynx
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, because it houses the vocal cords, sound production.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λᾰ́ρῠγξ
Language: grc
Decoded: larugx
Meaning: larynx; windpipe; gullet, throat
Affix: -ectomy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Excision of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἐκ
Language: grc
Decoded: ek
Meaning: out
Affix: τέμνω
Language: grc
Decoded: temno
Meaning: to cut