dacryocystorhinostomy

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dacryo- +‎ cysto- +‎ rhino- +‎ -stomy or dacryocyst +‎ -o- +‎ rhino- +‎ -stomy

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dacryocystorhinostomy (plural dacryocystorhinostomies)

  1. (ophthalmology) A surgical procedure to restore the flow of tears into the nose from the lacrimal sac when the nasolacrimal duct does not function.