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dacryocyst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dacry-ocyst
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lacrimal sac.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru)bor. English dacryo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English dacryocyst From dacryo- + cyst.

Inflected Forms

dacryocysts (plural)

Derived Forms

dacryocystectomy dacryocystitis dacryocystocele dacryocystogram dacryocystography dacryocystorhinostomy dacryocystorhinotomy dacryocystostomy dacryocystotomy

Synonyms

lacrimal sac tear sac

Questions

What does dacryocyst mean?
The lacrimal sac.
Where does dacryocyst come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru Ancient Greek δάκρυ (dákru)bor. English dacryo- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁éyeti Ancient Greek κῠ́ω (kŭ́ō)? Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis)der. Late Latin cystisder. English cyst English dacryocyst From dacryo- + cyst.

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