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Canaliculodacryocystostomy

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canaliculodacryocystorhinostomynounA microsurgery to bypass blocked tear ducts by creating a new pathway from eye to nose.
dacryocystostomynoun(surgery, ophthalmology) A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac, usually to promote drainage.
dacryocystectomynounThe surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
dacryocystotomynoun(surgery, ophthalmology) A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac.
conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomynoun(surgery) The creation of a passageway from the conjunctival sac through the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
dacrocystorhinostomynounAlternative form of dacryocystorhinostomy. [(ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.]
canaliculotomynounThe slitting of the lacrimal punctum and canaliculus for the relief of epiphora.
dacryocystorhinotomynounAlternative form of dacryocystorhinostomy. [(ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.]
dacryocystorhinostomynoun(ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.
lacrimal canaliculusnoun(anatomy) lacrimal duct
dacryoadenectomynoun(surgery, ophthalmology) The surgical removal of a lacrimal gland.
lacrimal canalnoun(anatomy) lacrimal duct
lachrymal sacnounAlternative spelling of lacrimal sac. [(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.]
dacryoplastynoun(surgery) dilation of the nasolacrimal duct in order to remove an obstruction
lacrimal ductnoun(anatomy) A small channel, the end of which is visible on the margin of each eyelid, that drains the lacrimal fluid from the eye towards the lacrimal sac.
lacrimal sacnoun(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.
tear ductnoun(anatomy) A duct that transports tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity
nasolacrimal sacnoun(anatomy, ophthalmology) Synonym of lacrimal sac.
nasolacrimal ductnoun(anatomy, ophthalmology) a duct that transmits tears from the lacrimal sac to the inferior meatus of the nose
dacryocystocelenoun(embryology, ophthalmology) A benign, bluish-gray mass in the inferomedial canthus that forms as a result of a narrowing or obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct, usually during prenatal development.

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