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LACRIMAL ARTERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artery that originates from the ophthalmic artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and rectal eye muscles and the upper eyelid and the forehead
Synonyms:
arteria lacrimalis; lacrimal artery
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lacrimal artery" is a kind of...):
arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)
Holonyms ("lacrimal artery" is a part of...):
eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)
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