Word: oculocardiac
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: o
cu
lo
car
di
ac
Definition: Relating to the eyes and heart; applied to a reflex where a decrease in pulse rate is associated with traction applied to extraocular muscles and/or compression of the eyeball.
Morphemes:
Affix: oculo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to the eye; the organ of sight
Etymology Compounds: Affix: oculus
Language: la
Decoded: oculus
Meaning: eye
Affix: -o-
Language: en
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
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'