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dacryocystostomy

dacryocystostomy noun: a surgical incision into the lacrimal sac, usually to promote drainage.

Noun

dacryocystostomy (countable and uncountable, plural dacryocystostomies)

  1. A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac, usually to promote drainage.

Forms of dacryocystostomy

pluraldacryocystostomies

Origin of dacryocystostomy

From dacryocyst + -ostomy.

Questions about dacryocystostomy

What does dacryocystostomy mean?
Dacryocystostomy means a surgical incision into the lacrimal sac, usually to promote drainage.
What part of speech is dacryocystostomy?
Dacryocystostomy is a noun.
What is the plural of dacryocystostomy?
The plural of dacryocystostomy is dacryocystostomies.

Words near dacryocystostomy in the dictionary

  1. dacryocystography
  2. dacryocystorhinostomies
  3. dacryocystorhinostomy
  4. dacryocystorhinotomies
  5. dacryocystorhinotomy
  6. dacryocystostomy
  7. dacryocystotomies
  8. dacryocystotomy
  9. dacryocysts
  10. dacryocyte
  11. dacryocytes

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