"lacrimal duct" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lacrimal ducts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lacrimal duct (plural lacrimal ducts)
  1. (anatomy) A small channel, the end of which is visible on the margin of each eyelid, that drains the lacrimal fluid from the eye towards the lacrimal sac. Wikipedia link: lacrimal duct Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: lacrimal canaliculus, lacrimal canal Related terms: lacrimal lake, lacrimal punctum Translations (channel in each eyelid): kyyneltiehyt (Finnish), canal lacrimal [neuter] (Romanian), daluyang-luha (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-lacrimal_duct-en-noun-Pgvn1N9s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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