Word: nonglaucoma
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
glau
co
ma
Definition: Not of or pertaining to glaucoma; an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness)
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: glaucoma
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γλαύκωμα
Language: grc
Decoded: glaukoma
Meaning: an opacity of the crystalline lens