DACRYOCYST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dacryocyst mean? 

• DACRYOCYST (noun)
  The noun DACRYOCYST has 1 sense:

1. either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands

  Familiarity information: DACRYOCYST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DACRYOCYST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

dacryocyst; lacrimal sac; tear sac

Hypernyms ("dacryocyst" is a kind of...):

cyst; vesicle (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))

Holonyms ("dacryocyst" is a part of...):

lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)