Word: basipterygoid
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ba
sip
ter
y
goid
Definition: Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
Morphemes:
Affix: basi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the basion. The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: basis
Language: la
Decoded: basis
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation.
Affix: pterygoid
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: πτέρῠξ
Language: grc
Decoded: pterux
Meaning: a wing
Affix: -ο-
Language: grc
Decoded: -o-
Meaning: -ο-
Affix: εἶδος
Language: grc
Decoded: eidos
Meaning: form, appearance
Affix: -ής
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
Meaning: -ής