lachrymal gland

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• lachrymal gland — noun any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears • Syn: ↑lacrimal gland, ↑tear gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑lacrimal apparat …   Useful english dictionary

• lachrymal gland — gland that produces tears in the eye …   English contemporary dictionary

• Lachrymal — Lach ry*mal, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.] 1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) Pertaining to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lachrymal — adjective Of or relating to tears, or the tear glands. See Also: lachrymal gland, lachrymatory, lachrymose …   Wiktionary

• gland — gland1 glandless, adj. glandlike, adj. /gland/, n. 1. Anat. a. a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion. b. any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands. 2. Bot. a secreting organ or… …   Universalium

• gland — n. 1) the pituitary; prostate; thyroid gland 2) the adrenal; eccrine, sweat; endocrine; lachrymal; lymph; mammary; salivary glands 3) swollen glands * * * [glænd] eccrine endocrine lachrymal lymph mammary prostate salivary glands sweat …   Combinatory dictionary

• Gland, lacrimal — A small almond shaped structure that produces tears; located just above the outer corner of the eye. The lacrimal gland is part of the lacrimal apparatus, the system that forms tears, conveys them through the lacrimal (tear) duct to the eye, and… …   Medical dictionary

• exocrine gland — noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct • Syn: ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary

• tear gland — noun any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears • Syn: ↑lacrimal gland, ↑lachrymal gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑lacrima …   Useful english dictionary

• duct gland — noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct • Syn: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Hyponyms …   Useful english dictionary

• lacrimal gland — noun any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears • Syn: ↑lachrymal gland, ↑tear gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Part Holonyms: ↑lacrimal appar …   Useful english dictionary