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dacryocystotomy

dacryocystotomy noun: a surgical incision into the lacrimal sac.

Noun

dacryocystotomy (plural dacryocystotomies)

  1. A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac.

Forms of dacryocystotomy

pluraldacryocystotomies

Origin of dacryocystotomy

From dacryocyst + -otomy or dacryo- + cysto- + -tomy.

Questions about dacryocystotomy

What does dacryocystotomy mean?
Dacryocystotomy means a surgical incision into the lacrimal sac.
What part of speech is dacryocystotomy?
Dacryocystotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of dacryocystotomy?
The plural of dacryocystotomy is dacryocystotomies.

Words near dacryocystotomy in the dictionary

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

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