The presence of stones or rocky particles in the tear-forming gland of the eye is known as:

A) dacryocystitis
B) rhinolithiasis
C) blepharitis
D) dacryolithiasis


D
Explanation: The combining form dacry/o means "tear referring to the lacrimal gland"; the root lith, "stone"; and the suffix -iasis, "condition of."

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