dacryocystitis
Definition
- Noun:
- Inflammation of the lacrimal sac: A medical condition characterized by the inflammation and infection of the lacrimal sac, which is the upper part of the tear drainage system located at the inner corner of the eye near the nose.
- Causing obstruction: This inflammation typically leads to a blockage of the nasolacrimal duct, the tube that normally drains tears from the eye into the nasal cavity.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The patient was diagnosed with acute dacryocystitis and prescribed antibiotics.
- Chronic dacryocystitis can lead to persistent tearing and recurrent eye infections.
Advanced Usage
- "Acute dacryocystitis": Refers to a sudden, often painful onset of the condition.
- Acute dacryocystitis presents with redness, swelling, and tenderness at the inner corner of the eye.
- "Chronic dacryocystitis": Refers to a long-standing, often less painful form of the condition.
- Chronic dacryocystitis may cause a painless swelling and constant tearing.
Variants and Related Words
- Dacryocyst (n): The lacrimal sac itself.
- The dacryocyst is part of the tear drainage apparatus.
- Dacryocystorhinostomy (n): A surgical procedure to create a new tear drainage passage between the lacrimal sac and the nose, often performed to treat dacryocystitis.
- The ophthalmologist recommended a dacryocystorhinostomy to relieve the chronic obstruction.
Synonyms
- Lacrimal sac infection: A descriptive synonym for the condition.
- Tear sac inflammation: A layman's term describing the same condition.
Related Phrases
- "Obstructed nasolacrimal duct": A key consequence or associated finding in dacryocystitis.
- The dacryocystitis resulted in a completely obstructed nasolacrimal duct.
- "Mucopurulent discharge": A common symptom where pus and mucus are expressed from the lacrimal sac.
- Pressure on the swollen area yielded a mucopurulent discharge, confirming the diagnosis of dacryocystitis.
Noun
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inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose
