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Signs made with the fingers in place of words when talking to a person who is unable to hear, or when a person who is unable to hear or speak wants to communicate. The representation of speech by finger movements: deaf and dumb language. Any of the techniques of communicating by use of the fingers…

Inflammation of the fingers or toes, caused by bone infection or rheumatic disease. Inflammation of the fingers or toes, resulting in a sausage shaped appearance of the digits. Dactylitis is a common finding in reactive arthritis. Dactylitis refers to the inflammation of the fingers or toes, and it can occur in individuals with sickle cell…

A benign swelling in one of the tear ducts.  

A stone in the lacrimal sac. A chalk-like stone in the tear ducts.  

A surgical operation to bypass a blockage from the tear duct which takes tears into the nose. Surgical procedure that creates a new opening between the lacrimal sac and nose. Surgical connection of the lumen of a lacrimal sac with the nasal cavity. A surgical intervention aimed at establishing a connection between the tear sac…

Contrast radiography to determine the site of an obstruction in the tear ducts. An X-ray image capturing the tear duct following the introduction of a contrast dye, employed to aid in the identification and localization of any obstruction within the duct.  

Inflammation of the tear-producing gland. It usually occurs only in people who are in generally poor health. Inflammation of a lacrimal gland. It is rare, seen as a complication in epidemic parotitis (mumps involving the lacrimal gland) and present in Mikulicz’s disease. It may be acute or chronic. Discharge of mucus from a lacrimal sac…