dacryocystoethmoidostomy

UK
/ˌdæk.ri.əʊ.sɪstəʊ.ɛθ.mɔɪdˈɒs.tə.mi/
US
/ˌdæk.ri.oʊ.sɪs.toʊ.ɛθ.mɔɪdˈɑs.tə.mi/

Translations

dacryocystoethmoidostomynoun
dacryocystoethmoidostomies
pl
UK
/ˌdæk.ri.əʊ.sɪstəʊ.ɛθ.mɔɪdˈɒs.tə.mi/
US
/ˌdæk.ri.oʊ.sɪs.toʊ.ɛθ.mɔɪdˈɑs.tə.mi/
The surgeon performed a dacryocystoethmoidostomy to treat the patient's tear duct obstruction.
Хирург провел дакриоцистоэтмоидостомию для лечения обструкции слезного канала у пациента.
dacryocystoethmoidostomyadjective
more dacryocystoethmoidostomy
Comp.
most dacryocystoethmoidostomy
Super.
UK
/ˌdækrɪəʊˌsɪstəʊˌɛθmɔɪˈdɒstəmi/
US
/ˌdækriˌoʊˌsɪstoʊˌɛθmɔɪˈdɑstəmi/
Used attributively before another noun in medical contexts (e.g., "dacryocystoethmoidostomy procedure").

Definitions

dacryocystoethmoidostomynoun
A surgical procedure that creates a new drainage pathway for tears by connecting the lacrimal sac to the ethmoid sinus.
The patient underwent a dacryocystoethmoidostomy to alleviate chronic tear duct obstruction.
dacryocystoethmoidostomyadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a dacryocystoethmoidostomy procedure.
The dacryocystoethmoidostomy approach minimized postoperative complications.