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Dacryoadenectomy

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dacryocystectomynounThe surgical removal of a part of the lacrimal sac.
dacryocystotomynoun(surgery, ophthalmology) A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac.
dacryocystostomynoun(surgery, ophthalmology) A surgical incision into the lacrimal sac, usually to promote drainage.
dacryoplastynoun(surgery) dilation of the nasolacrimal duct in order to remove an obstruction
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.
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.]
canaliculodacryocystostomynoun(surgery) The surgical correction of a congenitally blocked tear duct, in which the closed segment is excised and the open end is joined to 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.]
canaliculodacryocystorhinostomynounA microsurgery to bypass blocked tear ducts by creating a new pathway from eye to nose.
adenectomynoun(medicine) The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.
adenotomynoun(anatomy, surgery) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.
tear sacnoun(anatomy, ophthalmology) Synonym of lacrimal sac.
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.
endodrainagenoun(surgery) endoocular drainage
cyclodiathermynoun(surgery) The use of diathermy to remove part of the ciliary body in the treatment of glaucoma
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.
goniosynechialysisnoun(surgery) A surgical treatment for glaucoma by stripping peripheral anterior synechiae from the cornea.
tear glandnounSynonym of lacrimal gland.
sialoadenectomynoun(surgery) Excision of a salivary gland

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