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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

dacryocele

Etymology

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

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