lacrimal duct

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. either of two small ducts extending from the inner corner of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac.

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lacrimal duct British  

noun

1. Nontechnical name: tear duct.  a short tube in the inner corner of the eyelid through which tears drain into the nose

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Etymology

Origin of lacrimal duct

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Filaria palpebralis is a white worm, one-half to 1 inch long, which inhabits the lacrimal duct and the underside of the eyelids and haw in the horse, producing a verminous conjunctivitis.

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Recently Cross has written an article on this subject, and its analogy is seen in the next chapter under hemorrhages from the eyes through the lacrimal duct.

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