Word: parafovea
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ra
fo
ve
a
Definition: A region in the retina: part of the macula lutea that circumscribes the fovea and is circumscribed by the perifovea.
Morphemes:
Affix: para-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: beside, near, alongside; throughout
Etymology Compounds: Affix: παρά
Language: grc
Decoded: para
Meaning: beside; next to, near, from; against, contrary to
Affix: fovea
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The retinal fovea, or fovea centralis, responsible for sharp central vision.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fovea
Language: la
Decoded: fovea
Meaning: ditch, pit