Word: asystole
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
sys
to
le
Definition: Absence of systole; failure of the heart to contract.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming words with the sense of wholly, or utterly out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ex-
Language: la
Decoded: ex-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: out, away
Affix: systole
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through the arteries.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: σύν
Language: grc
Decoded: sun
Meaning: together
Affix: στέλλω
Language: grc
Decoded: stello
Meaning: to send