# dacryocystocele

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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