Word: paramastoid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: par
a
mas
toid
Definition: Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.
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: mastoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the mastoid process of the temporal bone.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μᾰστός
Language: grc
Decoded: mastos
Meaning: a womans breast
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής