Word: cardiosphere
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: car
di
os
phere
Definition: A cluster of endogenous cardiac stem cells that forms when they are cloned in suspension.
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: sphere
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A regular three-dimensional object in which every cross-section is a circle; the figure described by the revolution of a circle about its diameter .
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sphaera
Language: la
Decoded: sphaera
Meaning: ball, globe, celestial sphere