Word: arteritic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ar
te
ri
tic
Definition: Relating to arteritis; inflammation of an artery
Morphemes:
Affix: artery
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of the muscular- and elastic-walled blood vessels forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed away from the heart regardless of its oxygenation status; see pulmonary artery.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: artēria
Language: la
Decoded: arteria
Meaning: a windpipe; an artery
Affix: -itis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix denoting diseases characterized by inflammation, itself often caused by an infection.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ῖτις
Language: grc
Decoded: -itis
Meaning: pertaining to
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to