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.
Dacryocystorhinostomy
dacryocystorhinostomy
dacryocystorhinostomy [dak″re-o-sis″to-ri-nos´tah-me]
dac·ry·o·cys·to·rhi·nos·to·my (d k r - -s st -r -n s t-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
[dak′rē·ōsis′tôrīnos′təmē]
Etymology: Gk, dakryon + kytis, bag, rhis, nose, stoma, mouth
a surgical procedure for restoring drainage into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct is obstructed.
dacryocystorhinostomy [dak″re-o-sis″to-ri-nos´tah-me]
surgical creation of an opening between the lacrimal sac and nasal cavity.
dacryocystorhinostomy
surgical creation of an opening between the lacrimal sac and nasal cavity.
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