lacrimal passage

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• lacrimal canaliculus — n LACRIMAL DUCT (1) * * * canaliculus lacrimalis [TA] the short passage in an eyelid, beginning at the punctum, that leads from the lacrimal lake to the lacrimal sac; called also lacrimal duct …   Medical dictionary

• lacrimal bone — n a small thin bone making up part of the front inner wall of each orbit and providing a groove for the passage of the lacrimal ducts * * * the smallest bone of the face: either of a pair of rectangular bones that contribute to the orbits. See… …   Medical dictionary

• lacrimal bone — noun small fragile bone making up part of the front inner walls of each eye socket and providing room for the passage of the lacrimal ducts • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑eye socket, ↑orbit, ↑cranial orbit, ↑orbital cavity * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• lacrimal canal — noun 1. : lacrimal duct 1 2. : the bony passage lodging the nasolacrimal duct …   Useful english dictionary

• Orbicularis oculi muscle — Latin musculus orbicularis oculi Gray s subject #106 380 …   Wikipedia

• dacryolith — A concretion in the lacrimal apparatus. SYN: lacrimal calculus, ophthalmolith, tear stone. [dacryo + G. lithos, stone] Desmarres dacryoliths SYN: Nocardia dacryoliths. Nocardia dacryoliths white …   Medical dictionary

• fistula — An abnormal passage from one epithelial surface to another epithelial surface. [L. a pipe, a tube] abdominal f. a fistulous passage connecting one of the abdominal viscera …   Medical dictionary

• eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …   Universalium

• nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …   Universalium

• eye disease — Introduction  any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human eye (eye, human).       This article briefly describes the more common diseases of the eye and its associated structures, the methods used in examination and diagnosis, and the… …   Universalium

• valve — 1. A fold of the lining membrane of a canal or other hollow organ serving to retard or prevent a reflux of fluid. 2. Any formation or reduplication of tissue, or flaplike structure …   Medical dictionary