Word: placentomal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pla
cen
to
mal
Definition: Relating to a placentome. All the tissue associated with placentation (the cotyledon and the caruncle)
Morphemes:
Affix: placenta
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: placenta
Language: la
Decoded: placenta
Meaning: flat cake
Affix: -ome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A mass of something.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.