Word: microartery
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
ar
ter
y
Definition: A very small artery
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Very small.
Affix: artery
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: artēria
Language: la
Decoded: arteria
Meaning: a windpipe; an artery