microdissection
Syllables
mi-cro-dis-sec-tion
Pronunciation
/mi.kʁɔ.dis.ɛk.sjɔ̃/
Stress
00001
Morphemes
micro- + dis-sect- + -ion
The word 'microdissection' is divided into five syllables: mi-cro-dis-sec-tion. Stress falls on the final syllable. The syllabification follows standard French rules based on vowel sounds and permissible consonant clusters. The word is a noun formed from Greek and Latin morphemes.
Definitions
- 1
A microscopic dissection; the act of dissecting something at a microscopic level.
Microdissection
“La microdissection a révélé des anomalies cellulaires.”
Stress pattern
Stress falls on the final syllable ('tion'), as is typical in French.
Syllables
mi — Open syllable, containing a single vowel.. cro — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. dis — Open syllable, containing a vowel and a consonant.. sec — Closed syllable, containing a vowel and two consonants.. tion — Closed syllable, containing a vowel, a consonant and a nasal vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Each vowel sound forms the nucleus of a syllable.
Consonant Cluster Handling
Consonant clusters are maintained within a syllable unless they violate French phonotactic constraints.
Final Syllable Stress
Stress typically falls on the final syllable of a word.
- The 'sc' cluster in 'dissec' is permissible in French and doesn't require syllable separation.
- The nasal vowel /ɔ̃/ in 'tion' doesn't affect the syllabification process.
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