dacryocystostomy

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English

Etymology

From dacryocyst +‎ -ostomy.

Noun

dacryocystostomy (countable and uncountable, plural dacryocystotomies)

  1. (surgery, ophthalmology) A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac, usually to promote drainage.