Word: somatotopy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: so
ma
to
to
py
Definition: The correspondence between the position of a receptor in part of the body and the corresponding area of the cerebral cortex that is activated by it.
Morphemes:
Affix: somato-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: body
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σῶμα
Language: grc
Decoded: soma
Meaning: body
Affix: -topy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A suffix meaning place, position, or localized.