Word: dacryocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: da
cry
o
cele
Definition: Alternative form of dacryocystocele; a benign, bluish-gray mass in the inferomedial canthus that develops within a few days or weeks after birth
Morphemes:
Affix: dacryo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Relating to tears; lacrimal.
Affix: -cele
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A tumour; an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: kele
Meaning: tumour”; especially “hernia