dacryo-

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “tear,” used in the formation of compound words; dacryorrhea.

Also, especially before a vowel, dacry-.

Origin

< Greek dakryo-, combining form representing dákry or dákryon tear¹

Related Word

dacryorrhea

dacryo-combining form of Gr. δάκρυον tear, as in ˌdacryoadeˈnalgia [ad. G. dacryoadenalgie (J. A. Schmidt Über die Krankheiten des Thränenorgans (1803) i. ii. 117)], pain in a lachrymal gland; ˌdacryoadeˈnitis,inflammation of a lachrymal gland; ˌdacryocyˈstitis, inflammation of a tear-sac.1848Dunglison Med. Lex. (ed. 7) 250/1 Dacryoadenalgia, Dacryoadenitis.Ibid. 250/2 Dacryocystitis.1887Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. IV. 366/2 Neuralgia of the gland has also been observed, and the name ‘dacryo-adenalgia’ was given to it.Ibid., Dacryo-adenitis, or inflammation of the lachrymal gland, is another affection which is seldom encountered.Ibid. 369/1 Acute dacryo-cystitis, or abscess of the sac, as it is termed, is a serious malady.1908Practitioner Feb. 288 Acute and chronic dachryocystitis [sic] are usually associated with epiphora.1952M. E. Florey Clinical Appl. Antibiotics xv. 458 A few results of the treatment of dacryocystitis have been recorded, but as the condition was usually chronic, distortion of the ducts often prevented chemotherapy alone from effecting a cure.1964S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxxii. 512 Dacryo-adenitis occurs occasionally in general infections (mumps, influenza, etc.), sometimes leading to suppuration.

dacryo- /ˈdakrɪəʊ/ combining form of Greek dakruon tear: see -o-.Used in Medicine.

DERIVATIVE dacryoadeˈnalgia noun pain in a lacrimal gland M19.
dacryoadeˈnitis noun inflammation of a lacrimal gland M19.
dacryocyˈstitis noun inflammation of a tear-sac M19.

dacryo-
combining form
see dacry-

词汇	dacryo-
词根词缀	Dictionary.com OED SOED Webster dacryo- Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “tear,” used in the formation of compound words; dacryorrhea. Also, especially before a vowel, dacry-. Origin < Greek dakryo-, combining form representing dákry or dákryon tear¹ Related Word dacryorrhea dacryo-combining form of Gr. δάκρυον tear, as in ˌdacryoadeˈnalgia [ad. G. dacryoadenalgie (J. A. Schmidt Über die Krankheiten des Thränenorgans (1803) i. ii. 117)], pain in a lachrymal gland; ˌdacryoadeˈnitis,inflammation of a lachrymal gland; ˌdacryocyˈstitis, inflammation of a tear-sac.1848Dunglison Med. Lex. (ed. 7) 250/1 Dacryoadenalgia, Dacryoadenitis.Ibid. 250/2 Dacryocystitis.1887Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. IV. 366/2 Neuralgia of the gland has also been observed, and the name ‘dacryo-adenalgia’ was given to it.Ibid., Dacryo-adenitis, or inflammation of the lachrymal gland, is another affection which is seldom encountered.Ibid. 369/1 Acute dacryo-cystitis, or abscess of the sac, as it is termed, is a serious malady.1908Practitioner Feb. 288 Acute and chronic dachryocystitis [sic] are usually associated with epiphora.1952M. E. Florey Clinical Appl. Antibiotics xv. 458 A few results of the treatment of dacryocystitis have been recorded, but as the condition was usually chronic, distortion of the ducts often prevented chemotherapy alone from effecting a cure.1964S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxxii. 512 Dacryo-adenitis occurs occasionally in general infections (mumps, influenza, etc.), sometimes leading to suppuration. dacryo- /ˈdakrɪəʊ/ combining form of Greek dakruon tear: see -o-.Used in Medicine. DERIVATIVE dacryoadeˈnalgia noun pain in a lacrimal gland M19. dacryoadeˈnitis noun inflammation of a lacrimal gland M19. dacryocyˈstitis noun inflammation of a tear-sac M19. dacryo- combining form see dacry-
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