Word: antifibrotic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: an
ti
fi
bro
tic
Definition: Acting to inhibit or reduce fibrosis
Morphemes:
Affix: anti-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Counteracting, neutralizing.
Affix: fibro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: fibre/fiber; fibrous
Affix: -osis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: functional disease or condition such as hepatosis
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -όω
Language: grc
Decoded: -oo
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to a noun or adjective to make a verb with a causative or factitive meaning: to make someone do or be something.
Affix: -σις
Language: grc
Decoded: -sis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verb stems to form abstract nouns or nouns of action, result or process
Affix: -ic
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -icus
Language: la
Decoded: -icus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: belonging to