dacryocystorhinostomy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

a surgical procedure that creates a new passageway between the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity to bypass a blockage in the normal tear drainage system, allowing tears to drain properly into the nose.

/ˌdæ.kɹɪ.əʊˌsɪ.stəʊ.ɹaɪˈnɒs.tə.mi/ /ˌdæ.kɹi.oʊˌsɪs.toʊ.ɹaɪˈnɑs.tə.mi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-dacryocystorhinostomy.wav

dacryocystorhinostomy dacryocystorhinostomies dacryocystorhinotomy

From dacryo- + cysto- + rhino- + -stomy or dacryocyst + -o- + rhino- + -stomy.

DCR

canaliculodacryocystorhinostomy conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy

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