Word: teleglaucoma
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: te
leg
lau
co
ma
Definition: The application of telemedicine to glaucoma
Morphemes:
Affix: tele-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: telephone
Etymology Compounds: Affix: τῆλε
Language: grc
Decoded: tele
Meaning: at a distance, far off, far away, far from
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