Word: bitewing
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bite
wing
Definition: A radiograph taken to visualize the crowns of the posterior teeth and the height of the alveolar bone in relation to the cementoenamel junctions, commonly used to examine for interdental caries and recurrent caries under existing restorations.
Morphemes:
Affix: bite
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To hold something by clamping one's teeth.
Affix: wing
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.