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Most Common: Hearing Loss (D034381), Deafness (D003638), Sensorineural HL (D006319), Waardenburg Syndrome, Usher Syndromes
Term ID:6166
Name:Lacrimal Duct Obstruction
Definition:Interference with the secretion of tears by the lacrimal glands. Obstruction of the lacrimal sac or nasolacrimal duct causing acute or chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac (DACRYOCYSTITIS). It is caused also in infants by failure of the nasolacrimal duct to open into the inferior meatus and occurs about the third week of life. In adults occlusion may occur spontaneously or after injury or nasal disease. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p250)
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ParentIDs:MESH:D007766
TreeNumbers:C11.496.456
Synonyms:Duct Obstruction, Lacrimal |Duct Obstructions, Lacrimal |Lacrimal Duct Obstructions |Obstruction, Lacrimal Duct |Obstructions, Lacrimal Duct
Slim Mappings:Eye disease
Reference: MedGen: D007767
MeSH: D007767
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