Word: colposuspension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: col
po
su
spen
sion
Definition: The use of sutures to support the neck of the bladder in order to reduce stress incontinence in women
Morphemes:
Affix: colpo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Vagina.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κόλπος
Language: grc
Decoded: kolpos
Meaning: any hollow space; womb
Affix: suspend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To halt something temporarily.
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.