Word: perithoracic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: per
i
tho
ra
cic
Definition: Around the thorax; part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
Morphemes:
Affix: peri-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: around or surrounding
Etymology Compounds: Affix: περί
Language: grc
Decoded: peri
Meaning: about, around
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