Word: cranioventral
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: cra
nio
ven
tral
Definition: Relating to the front of the cranium (or head)
Morphemes:
Affix: cranio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: cranium; the part of the skull that encloses the brain
Affix: ventral
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vent
Language: en
Decoded: vent
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.