Word: antianalgesia
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: an
ti
a
nal
ge
sia
Definition: The ability of certain endogenous chemicals (notably cholecystokinin and neuropeptide Y) to counter the effects of exogenous analgesics (such as morphine) or endogenous pain-inhibiting neurotransmitters and modulators.
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Counteracting, neutralizing.
Affix: analgesia
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Medication that acts to relieve pain
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀν-
Language: grc
Decoded: an-
Meaning: not
Affix: ἄλγος
Language: grc
Decoded: algos
Meaning: pain of the body or mind
Affix: -έω
Language: grc
Decoded: -eo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and other verbs. Often, not always, added to the stems of thematic nouns or adjectives in -ος.
Affix: -τος
Language: grc
Decoded: -tos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms adjectives from nouns