Word: counterextension
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: coun
ter
e
xten
sion
Definition: The fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture.
Morphemes:
Affix: counter-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in opposition to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: extend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To straighten (a limb).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: denoting privation
Affix: tendō
Language: la
Decoded: tendo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To stretch, stretch out, distend, extend.
Affix: -sion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Variant of -tion, most common in words inherited directly from Latin with an accusative singular ending in -sionem.