Word: metaphylaxis
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ta
phy
la
xis
Definition: Mass medication of a group of animals, in advance of an expected outbreak of disease.
Morphemes:
Affix: meta-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to metabolism; the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
Affix: phylaxis
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Protection against infectious disease.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῠλᾰ́σσω
Language: grc
Decoded: phulasso
Meaning: to guard
Affix: -σῐς
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process