dacryocystocele
A benign, bluish-gray mass in the inferomedial canthus that forms as a result of a…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
From dacryocyst + -o- + -cele or dacryo- + cysto- + -cele.From dacryocyst + -o- + -cele or dacryo- + cysto- + -cele.
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Forms
plural: dacryocystoceles| Singular | dacryocystocele |
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See also
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