Word: biosurveillance
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bi
o
sur
vei
llance
Definition: The monitoring of the biological environment, as for example to forestall disease.
Morphemes:
Affix: bio-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: organic life
Etymology Compounds: Affix: βίο-
Language: grc
Decoded: bio-
Meaning: βίο-
Affix: surveillance
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: super
Language: la
Decoded: super
Meaning: on top of
Affix: vigilō
Language: la
Decoded: vigilo
Meaning: to watch
Affix: -ance
Language: fr
Decoded: -ance
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ance (suffix used to form nouns)