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dacryocystocele

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dacry-ocys-to-cele
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

From dacryocyst + -o- + -cele or dacryo- + cysto- + -cele.

Inflected Forms

dacryocystoceles (plural)

Questions

What does dacryocystocele mean?
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.
Where does dacryocystocele come from?
From dacryocyst + -o- + -cele or dacryo- + cysto- + -cele.

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