lacrimal duct

lacrimal duct
lacrimal duct n
1) a short canal leading from a minute orifice on a small elevation at the medial angle of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac called also lacrimal canal, lacrimal canaliculus
2) any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal gland to the fornix of the conjunctiva

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canaliculus lacrimalis.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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