Word: aortorrhaphy
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
or
to
rr
ha
phy
Definition: suture of the aorta; the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
Morphemes:
Affix: aorta
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀορτή
Language: grc
Decoded: aorte
Meaning: the arteries springing from the heart
Affix: -rrhaphy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suture
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ρραφία
Language: grc
Decoded: -rraphia
Meaning: -ρραφία