lachrymal gland
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lachrymal gland — noun any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears • Syn: ↑lacrimal gland, ↑tear gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑lacrimal apparat … Useful english dictionary
lachrymal gland — gland that produces tears in the eye … English contemporary dictionary
Lachrymal — Lach ry*mal, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lachrymal — adjective Of or relating to tears, or the tear glands. See Also: lachrymal gland, lachrymatory, lachrymose … Wiktionary
gland — gland1 glandless, adj. glandlike, adj. /gland/, n. 1. Anat. a. a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion. b. any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands. 2. Bot. a secreting organ or… … Universalium
gland — n. 1) the pituitary; prostate; thyroid gland 2) the adrenal; eccrine, sweat; endocrine; lachrymal; lymph; mammary; salivary glands 3) swollen glands * * * [glænd] eccrine endocrine lachrymal lymph mammary prostate salivary glands sweat … Combinatory dictionary
Gland, lacrimal — 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
exocrine gland — noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct • Syn: ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
tear gland — noun any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears • Syn: ↑lacrimal gland, ↑lachrymal gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑lacrima … Useful english dictionary
duct gland — noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct • Syn: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Hyponyms … Useful english 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
