lacrimal gland

English

Noun

lacrimal gland (plural lacrimal glands)

1. (anatomy, ophthalmology) Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.

Synonyms

• tear gland

Translations

gland which secretes tear fluid

• Bulgarian: слъзна жлеза f (slǎzna žleza)
• Catalan: glàndula lacrimal f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 淚腺／泪腺 (zh) (lèixiàn)

• Finnish: kyynelrauhanen
• French: glande lacrymale (fr) f
• German: Tränendrüse (de) f
• Greek: δακρυϊκός πόρος m (dakryïkós póros)
• Icelandic: tárakirtill m
• Irish: faireog dheorach f
• Japanese: 涙腺 (ja) (るいせん, ruisen)
• Kazakh: көзжас безі (közjas bezı)
• Korean: 눈물샘 (nunmulsaem), 누선(淚腺) (nuseon), 루선(淚腺) (ruseon)
• Romanian: glandă lacrimală (ro) f
• Spanish: glándula lagrimal f
• Swedish: tårkörtel (sv)
• Turkish: gözyaşı bezi
• Vietnamese: tuyến lệ

See also

• Ciaccio's glands
• Krause's glands
• Wolfring's glands