Dacry-
Dacry-: Combining form used before a vowel to denote a relationship to tears. See: Dacryo-.
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- Dacryo-
Dacryo-: A combining form denoting tears, as in dacryocyst (tear sac) and dacryocystorhinostomy (surgery to open up a tear duct). From the Greek dakry meaning “a tear.”
- Dacryoadenitis
Dacryoadenitis: Inflammation of a lacrimal gland (a gland that produces tears).
- Dacryocyst
Dacryocyst: The lacrimal sac; tear sac. The dilated (widened) upper end of the nasolacrimal duct, the passageway that allows tears to drain into the nasal cavity.
- Dacryocystorhinostomy
Dacryocystorhinostomy: The surgical creation of a passage between the lacrimal sac (tear sac) and the nasal cavity to permit the drainage of tears. Dacryocystorhinostomy may be done to remedy an obstructed nasolacrimal duct.
- Dactyl-, -dactyl
Dactyl-, -dactyl: Prefix or suffix denoting the digits (fingers or toes), as in dactylitis (inflammation of a finger or toe).