Word: mesothoracic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: mes
o
tho
ra
ic
Definition: Of or pertaining to the mesothorax. The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of legs, and the forewings when present.
Morphemes:
Affix: meso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Designating an achiral member of a group of diastereoisomers that has at least one chiral member
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέσος
Language: grc
Decoded: mesos
Meaning: middle
Affix: thoracic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of the thorax; the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θωρακικός
Language: grc
Decoded: thorakikos
Meaning: suffering in the chest, of the thorax