Word: subaortic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: su
ba
or
tic
Definition: Below the aorta; the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of the heart to branch arteries
Morphemes:
Affix: sub-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: under, beneath
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sub
Language: la
Decoded: sub
Meaning: under
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: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a higher oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. or example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: derived from