Word: mucocele
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mu
co
cele
Definition: An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
Morphemes:
Affix: muco-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: mucus
Affix: -cele
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: A hernia; rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: κήλη
Language: grc
Decoded: kele
Meaning: tumour”; especially “hernia