NOUN | body | tear duct, lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct | any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands |
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Meaning | Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands. | |
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Synonyms | lacrimal duct, lachrymal duct | |
Part of | lacrimal apparatus | The structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye |
Broader | duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel | A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance |
Spanish | canal lacrimal | |
Catalan | canal lacrimal |
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