dacryocystostomy

noun

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

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Meanings

noundacryocystostomy (countable and uncountable, plural dacryocystostomies)

plural dacryocystostomies

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

Origin

From dacryocyst + -ostomy.

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APA

dacryocystostomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacryocystostomy

MLA

“dacryocystostomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacryocystostomy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dacryocystostomy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dacryocystostomy.

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