Word: helicotrema
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hel
i
co
tre
ma
Definition: The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.
Morphemes:
Affix: helicotrema
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The part of the cochlear labyrinth where the scala tympani and the scala vestibuli meet.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἕλιξ
Language: grc
Decoded: elix
Meaning: coil
Affix: τετραίνω
Language: grc
Decoded: tetraino
Meaning: to perforate
Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action