Word: nutrigenomics
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: nu
tri
ge
no
mics
Definition: The field of study that examines how the interaction between genetics and nutrition affects human health, specifically to devise a personalized diet to improve or maintain good health.
Morphemes:
Affix: nutrition
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nutritio
Language: la
Decoded: nutritio
PoS: Noun
Meaning: nutrition
Affix: gene
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γενεά
Language: grc
Decoded: genea
Meaning: generation, descent
Affix: -oma
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns indicating disease or morbidity.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -μα
Language: grc
Decoded: -ma
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbal stems to form neuter nouns denoting the result or effect of an action, a particular instance of an action, or the object of an action
Affix: -ics
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms nouns referring to fields of knowledge or practice.