Word: basothalamocortical
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ba
so
tha
la
mo
cor
ti
cal
Definition: basal and thalamocortical
Morphemes:
Affix: baso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Alternative form of basi-. Relating to bases (substances with pH greater than 7)
Affix: thalamo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: thalamus; large egg-shaped structures of grey matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
Affix: cortical
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to the cortex of a stem or root—the tissue that lies inward from the epidermis, but exterior to the vascular tissue.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cortex
Language: la
Decoded: cortex
Meaning: bark