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dacryocystectomy

dacryocystectomy noun: the surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.

Noun

dacryocystectomy (countable and uncountable, plural dacryocystectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.

Forms of dacryocystectomy

pluraldacryocystectomies

Origin of dacryocystectomy

From dacryocyst + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with dacryocystectomy

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Questions about dacryocystectomy

What does dacryocystectomy mean?
Dacryocystectomy means the surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
What part of speech is dacryocystectomy?
Dacryocystectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of dacryocystectomy?
The plural of dacryocystectomy is dacryocystectomies.

Words near dacryocystectomy in the dictionary

  1. dacryocele
  2. dacryoceles
  3. dacryoconarid
  4. dacryocyst
  5. dacryocystectomies
  6. dacryocystectomy
  7. dacryocystic
  8. dacryocystitis
  9. dacryocystoblennorrhea
  10. dacryocystoblennorrhoea
  11. dacryocystocele

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