Word: intermetatarsal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: in
ter
met
a
tar
sal
Definition: Between the metatarsal bones; a group of five long bones in the foot, located between the tarsal bones of the hind- and mid-foot and the phalanges of the toes
Morphemes:
Affix: inter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: between, amid, among, during, within, mutual, reciprocal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: inter-
Language: la
Decoded: inter-
Meaning: between, amid
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Analogies and derivatives of metamorphism; change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat or introduction of new chemical substances
Affix: tarsus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A group of small bones in this part of the foot. The seven bones of the human tarsus form the ankle and upper part of the foot.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.