Word: dorsovagal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: dor
so
va
gal
Definition: dorsal and vagal
Morphemes:
Affix: dorso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The back; the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dorsum
Language: la
Decoded: dorsum
Meaning: back
Affix: vagal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the vagus nerve; a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera