Word: cardiothoracic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: car
di
o
tho
ra
cic
Definition: Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest
Morphemes:
Affix: cardio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating 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: καρδία
Language: grc
Decoded: kardia
Meaning: heart
Affix: thoracic
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of the thorax; the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Etymology Compounds: Affix: θωρακικός
Language: grc
Decoded: thorakikos
Meaning: suffering in the chest, of the thorax