dakryo
Dakryo is a transliteration variant of the Greek-derived combining form used in medical terminology to denote tears or tear-related anatomy. In English ophthalmology, the preferred prefix is dacryo- or dacr-, derived from the Greek dakryon meaning tear. The form dakryo may appear in some transliteration systems or multilingual texts as an alternate rendering of the same root.
Dakryo (or dacryo-) appears mainly in terms describing the lacrimal apparatus, tear production, drainage, and related
In linguistic and historical contexts, dakryo is primarily tied to its role as a root meaning tear