Word: pharmacogenomic
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: phar
ma
co
ge
no
mic
Definition: Of or pertaining to pharmacogenomics. The study of genes that code for enzymes that metabolize drugs, and the design of tailor-made drugs adapted to an individual's genetic make-up.
Morphemes:
Affix: pharmaco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: medication
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φάρμακον
Language: grc
Decoded: pharmakon
Meaning: drug
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: -ome
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The complete whole of a class of substances for a species or an individual.
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