Word: electrocholecystectomy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
lec
tro
cho
le
cy
stec
to
my
Definition: The removal of the gall bladder using electrosurgery
Morphemes:
Affix: electro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: electricity or electrical
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἤλεκτρον
Language: grc
Decoded: elektron
Meaning: amber
Affix: cholecyst
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The gall bladder; a muscular sac attached to the liver that stores bile (secreted by the liver) until it is needed for digestion
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χολή
Language: grc
Decoded: khole
PoS: Noun
Meaning: gall bladder
Affix: cyst
Language: en
Decoded: cyst
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the urinary bladder or gall bladder (in compounds).
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