dacryocystocele

English

Etymology

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

Noun

dacryocystocele (plural dacryocystoceles)

  1. (embryology, ophthalmology) 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.
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