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conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-junc-tivo-dacry-ocys-torhi-nos-to-my
IPA
65
Scrabble Score
32
Letters
9
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical procedure that creates a new drainage pathway for tears by connecting the conjunctival sac directly to the nasal cavity, usually using a small glass or silicone tube to bypass a blocked or nonfunctional tear drainage system.

Etymology

From conjunctiva + -o- + dacryocystorhinostomy.

Inflected Forms

conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomies (plural) CDCR (abbreviation)

Frequently Paired Words

dacryocystorhinostomy canaliculodacryocystorhinostomy

Questions

What does conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy mean?
A surgical procedure that creates a new drainage pathway for tears by connecting the conjunctival sac directly to the nasal cavity, usually using a small glass or silicone tube to bypass a blocked or nonfunctional tear drainage system.
Where does conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy come from?
From conjunctiva + -o- + dacryocystorhinostomy.

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