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dacryocystorhinostomy

Syllables: dacryo·cysto·rhi·no·sto·myUK/ˌdæ.kɹɪ.əʊˌsɪ.stəʊ.ɹaɪˈnɒs.tə.mi//ˌdæ.kɹi.oʊˌsɪs.toʊ.ɹaɪˈnɑs.tə.mi/

dacryocystorhinostomy 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.

Noun

dacryocystorhinostomy (plural dacryocystorhinostomies, abbreviation DCR)

  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.

Forms of dacryocystorhinostomy

pluraldacryocystorhinostomies
abbreviationDCR
alternative formdacryocystorhinotomy

Origin of dacryocystorhinostomy

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

Words formed from dacryocystorhinostomy

Questions about dacryocystorhinostomy

What does dacryocystorhinostomy mean?
Dacryocystorhinostomy means 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.
What part of speech is dacryocystorhinostomy?
Dacryocystorhinostomy is a noun.
How do you pronounce dacryocystorhinostomy?
Dacryocystorhinostomy is pronounced /ˌdæ.kɹɪ.əʊˌsɪ.stəʊ.ɹaɪˈnɒs.tə.mi/ (UK).
What is the plural of dacryocystorhinostomy?
The plural of dacryocystorhinostomy is dacryocystorhinostomies.

Words near dacryocystorhinostomy in the dictionary

  1. dacryocystoceles
  2. dacryocystogram
  3. dacryocystograms
  4. dacryocystography
  5. dacryocystorhinostomies
  6. dacryocystorhinostomy
  7. dacryocystorhinotomies
  8. dacryocystorhinotomy
  9. dacryocystostomy
  10. dacryocystotomies
  11. dacryocystotomy

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