Word: transcortically
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: trans
cor
ti
cally
Definition: Across the cerebral cortex; the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
Morphemes:
Affix: trans-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other side of, outside of.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trāns
Language: la
Decoded: trans
Meaning: across, on the far side, beyond
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
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.