* Root word: cyst - meaning "sac" or "bladder"
* Suffix: -itis - meaning "inflammation"
* Prefix: dacryo- - meaning "tear" or "relating to tears"
Therefore, dacryocystitis means inflammation of the tear sac.
* Root word: cyst - meaning "sac" or "bladder"
* Suffix: -itis - meaning "inflammation"
* Prefix: dacryo- - meaning "tear" or "relating to tears"
Therefore, dacryocystitis means inflammation of the tear sac.