dacryocystorhinotomy

dacryocystorhinotomy

 [dak″re-o-sis″to-ri-not´ah-me] passage of a probe through the lacrimal sac into the nasal cavity.

dacryocystorhinotomy

(dăk″rē-ō-sĭs″tō-rī-nŏt′ō-mē) [″ + ″ + ″ + tome, incision] Surgical probing of the duct leading from a lacrimal sac into the nose.