Word: cardiographs
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
di
o
graphs
Definition: Plural of cardiograph; a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
Morphemes:
Affix: cardio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to the heart; the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
Etymology Compounds: Affix: καρδία
Language: grc
Decoded: kardia
Meaning: heart
Affix: -graph
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A group of letters of a specified number.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Hypocoristic suffix