lachrymal sac

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• lachrymal sac — top part of the tear duct that conducts tears out of the eyes …   English contemporary dictionary

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• Mucocele — Mu co*cele, n. [Mucus + Gr. kh lh tumor.] (Med.) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dacryoma — ‖ dacryˈoma Path. [f. as prec. after such ns. as carcinoma.] An impervious state of one or both of the puncta lachrymalia, preventing the tears from passing into the lachrymal sac. in S. Cooper Dict. Surg. 373. in Dunglison …   Useful english dictionary

• lacrimal apparatus — noun the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑anatomical structure, ↑complex body part, ↑bodily structure, ↑body structure • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑oculus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• lacrymal — lacrymal, ale, aux [ lakrimal, o ] adj. • v. 1370; du lat. lacrima « larme » ♦ Didact. Qui a rapport aux larmes, à la production ou à l écoulement des larmes. Canal lacrymal. Glande lacrymale, qui sécrète les larmes. ● lacrymal, lacrymale,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Sécheresse oculaire — La sécheresse oculaire ou syndrome de l œil sec est un type d affection touchant le système lacrymal de l homme, et qui se traduit par la pénible sensation d yeux secs. Elle est également nommé xérophtalmie, kératite sèche ou keratitis sicca,… …   Wikipédia en Français

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• Keratoconjunctivitis sicca — Classification and external resources ICD 10 H19.3 ICD 9 370.33 …   Wikipedia

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• atheriniform — ▪ fish Introduction       any member of the order Atheriniformes, containing 15 families of marine and freshwater spiny finned fishes (spiny finned fish), including the flying fishes (flying fish) (see ), needlefishes (needlefish), silversides,… …   Universalium