dacryocystostomy

dacryocystostomy
dac·ryo·cys·tos·to·my -sis-'täs-tə-mē n, pl -mies an operation on a lacrimal sac to form a new opening (as for drainage)

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dac·ryo·cys·tos·to·my (dak″re-o-sis-tosґtə-me) [dacryocyst + -stomy] surgical creation of a new opening into the lacrimal sac.

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