lacrimal apparatus

English

Noun

lacrimal apparatus (plural lacrimal apparatuses)

1. (anatomy, physiology, ophthalmology) The system containing the orbital structures for the production and drainage of tear.

Hyponyms

• lacrimal gland
• lacrimal lake
• lacrimal punctum
• lacrimal duct, lacrimal canal, lacrimal canunculus
• lacrimal sac, tear sac
• nasolacrimal duct, tear duct

Translations

ocular organ

• Finnish: kyynelelimet pl
• Hungarian: könnykészülék (hu)