Word: cardiorespiratory
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: car
di
o
res
pi
ra
to
ry
Definition: pertaining to the heart and breathing
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: respire
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress.
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: resembling the specified thing
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -y
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives meaning “having the quality of”.