LACHRYMAL DUCT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands

Synonyms:

lachrymal duct; lacrimal duct; tear duct

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lachrymal duct" is a kind of...):

canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)

Holonyms ("lachrymal duct" is a part of...):

lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)