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dacryocystorhinostomy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdæ.kɹɪ.əʊˌsɪ.stəʊ.ɹaɪˈnɒs.tə.mi/
  • General-American: /ˌdæ.kɹi.oʊˌsɪs.toʊ.ɹaɪˈnɑs.tə.mi/
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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery

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History

Etymology

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