tear duct
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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K is now completely blind in his left eye, his tear duct was destroyed and the “flaps of my eye are barely holding on,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
“Your sweet words would make me cry if only I had tear ducts.”
From Literature
His left tear duct is so inflamed his eyeball is barely visible.
From BBC
That’s when her portentous warpaint emerges, a crisp black border drawn from tear duct to wing crowning a frigid, distrustful gaze.
From Salon
The paper also reported that he had been diagnosed with cancer of the tear duct several years ago but had declined surgery to remove the eye.
From BBC
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