Word: anisakiasis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
ni
sa
ki
a
sis
Definition: The disease caused by infection with Anisakis worms (usually through eating raw fish), characterised by violent abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Morphemes:
Affix: Anisakis
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Anisakidae - a parasitic roundworm (nematode) that can cause anisakiasis, a dangerous intestinal allergic reaction to infected raw fish in humans
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀ-
Language: grc
Decoded: a-
Meaning: un-
Affix: ἴσος
Language: grc
Decoded: isos
Meaning: equal
Affix: ἀκίς
Language: grc
Decoded: akis
Meaning: needle, barb, arrow
Affix: -iasis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A pathological condition or process.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ῑ̓ᾰ́ομαι
Language: grc
Decoded: iaomai
Meaning: I heal
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process