Word: precardiac
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
car
di
ac
Definition: anterior to the heart
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: cardiac
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining 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: κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ
Language: grc
Decoded: kardia
Meaning: heart
Affix: -κός
Language: grc
Decoded: -kos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to', 'in the manner of'