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

Tears produced by this gland flow through the lacrimal duct to the medial corner of the eye, where the tears flow over the conjunctiva, washing away foreign particles.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

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.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)