lacrimal gland

lacrimal gland
either of two tear-secreting glands situated in the upper outer angle of the orbit.
[1780-90]

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  • Lacrimal gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandula lacrimalis GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = Lacrimal apparatus of the right eye. The lacrimal gland is to the upper left. The right side of the picture is towards the nose. Caption2 =… …   Wikipedia

  • Lacrimal gland — A small almond shaped structure that produces tears; located just above the outer corner of the eye. The lacrimal gland is part of the lacrimal apparatus, the system that forms tears, conveys them through the lacrimal (tear) duct to the eye, and… …   Medical dictionary

  • lacrimal gland — noun any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears • Syn: ↑lachrymal gland, ↑tear gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑lacrimal appar …   Useful english dictionary

  • lacrimal gland — A gland that secretes tears. The lacrimal glands are found in the upper, outer part of each eye socket …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • lacrimal gland — lac′rimal gland n. anat. either of two tear secreting glands situated in the outer angle of the orbit in mammals • Etymology: 1780–90 …   From formal English to slang

  • lacrimal gland — noun One of a pair almond shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film …   Wiktionary

  • Lacrimal sac — The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. (Lacrimal sac visible at upper right.) …   Wikipedia

  • lacrimal nerve — n a small branch of the ophthalmic nerve that enters the lacrimal gland with the lacrimal artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and the adjacent conjunctiva and the skin of the upper eyelid * * * a branch of the ophthalmic nerve that supplies… …   Medical dictionary

  • lacrimal apparatus — n the bodily parts which function in the production of tears including the lacrimal glands, lacrimal ducts, lacrimal sacs, nasolacrimal ducts, and lacrimal puncta * * * the structures that produce and drain away fluid from the eye. The lacrimal… …   Medical dictionary

  • lacrimal duct — n 1) a short canal leading from a minute orifice on a small elevation at the medial angle of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac called also lacrimal canal, lacrimal canaliculus 2) any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal gland… …   Medical dictionary

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