LACHRYMAL GLAND

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

Synonyms:

lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)

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

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