See Also: dacryocystocele(medicine)

kiawe (iou) and dacryocystocele (medicine)


kiawe (iou)



kiawe noun. E20.
[Hawaiian.]
A S. American mesquite, Prosopis juliflora, naturalized in Hawaii. Also kiawe-tree.

dacryocystocele (medicine)


dacryocystocele
Enlargement of the lacrimal sac with fluid.

Synonym: dacryocele.

Origin: dacryocyst + G. Kele, hernia