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 apparatus — the structures that produce and drain away fluid from the eye . The lacrimal gland secretes tears, which drain away through small openings (puncta) at the inner corner of the eye into two lacrimal canaliculi. From there the tears pass into the… … The new mediacal dictionary
lacrimal apparatus — noun the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑anatomical structure, ↑complex body part, ↑bodily structure, ↑body structure • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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 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 punctum — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = The tarsal glands, etc., seen from the inner surface of the eyelids. (Puncta lacrimalia visible at center left.) Caption2 = The lacrimal apparatus. Right side.… … Wikipedia
Lacrimal canaliculi — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = canaliculus lacrimalis GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 04 DorlandsSuf = 12208445 The lacrimal… … 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 sac — noun either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands • Syn: ↑tear sac, ↑dacryocyst • Hypernyms: ↑vesicle, ↑cyst • Part Holonyms: ↑lacrimal apparatus … Useful english dictionary
