Word Structure

WordHub has a local lexical record for “Tenosynovectomy” with pronunciation and root analysis.

• teno-

  to stretch, intensify teno-: tendon (a fibrous connective tissue) tetan: rigid, tetanus -ectas: dilation, extension, or distension of an organ

  Forms: ten, tas

• -ectomy

  to cut -tome: part, area, segment; cutting instrument -tomy: a cutting, especially a surgical incision or removal -ectomy: surgical removal

  Forms: tom