Word: juxtacortical
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ju
xta
cor
ti
cal
Definition: Next to a cortex; thus:
Morphemes:
Affix: juxta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Near to, alongside, next to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: iuxta
Language: la
Decoded: iuxta
Meaning: alongside
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