DACRYOCYSTITIS CATARRHAL
\dˌakɹɪˌɒsɪstˈa͡ɪtɪs kˈataɹə͡l], \dˌakɹɪˌɒsɪstˈaɪtɪs kˈataɹəl], \d_ˌa_k_ɹ_ɪ__ˌɒ_s_ɪ_s_t_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s k_ˈa_t_a_ɹ_əl]\
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A disease of the lacrimal sac, characterized by a reddened and swollen condition of the mucous membrane lining the sac and canaliculi and by the secretion of an abundant clear or slightly cloudy fluid, mucus or mucopus, which can be pressed out of the puncta by the finger.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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