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Dacryocystorhinostomy

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dacryocystorhinostomy /dac·ryo·cys·to·rhi·nos·to·my/ (-sis?to-ri-nos´tah-me) surgical creation of an opening between the lacrimal sac and nasal cavity.
dac·ry·o·cys·to·rhi·nos·to·my (dkr--sst-r-nst-m)
n.
The surgical opening of a passage for drainage from the lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity.

Dacryocystorhinostomy
A surgical procedure to drain the tear sac into the nasal passage.
Mentioned in: Dacryocystitis

dacryocystorhinostomy
surgical creation of an opening between the lacrimal sac and nasal cavity.


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