conjunctivodacryocystostomy

1. A surgical procedure through the conjunctiva, which provides an opening into the lacrimal sac. 2. The opening so produced. [conjunctiva + G. dakryon, tear, + kystis, sac, + stoma, mouth]

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con·junc·ti·vo·dac·ryo·cys·tos·to·my (kən-junk″tĭ-vo-dak″re-o-sis-tosґtə-me) surgical connection of the lacrimal sac directly to the conjunctival sac.