Meanings
noundacryocystorhinostomy (plural dacryocystorhinostomies, abbreviation DCR)
plural dacryocystorhinostomies · abbreviation DCR · alternative dacryocystorhinotomy
- medicinea 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.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dáḱru
- Ancient Greekδάκρυ (dákru)
- Englishdacryo-
- Ancient Greekκύστη (kústē)
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁éyeti
- Ancient Greekκῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)?
- Ancient Greekκύστις (kústis)
- Late Latincystis
- Englishcyst
- Englishcysto-
- Ancient Greekῥῑ́ς (rhī́s)
- Ancient Greekῥῑνο- (rhīno-)
- Englishrhino-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*stéh₃mn̥
- Proto-Hellenic[Term?]
- Ancient Greekστόμα (stóma)
- New Latinstoma
- Englishstoma
- Englishdacryo-
- Englishcyst
- Englishdacryocyst
- Englishrhino-
- Englishdacryocystorhinostomy
From dacryo- + cysto- + rhino- + -stomy, or from dacryocyst + -o- + rhino- + -stomy.
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dacryocystorhinostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacryocystorhinostomy
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“dacryocystorhinostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacryocystorhinostomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dacryocystorhinostomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacryocystorhinostomy.
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