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tear duct

British  
/ tɪə /

noun

  1. the nontechnical name for lacrimal duct

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Jan. 13, 2026

That’s when her portentous warpaint emerges, a crisp black border drawn from tear duct to wing crowning a frigid, distrustful gaze.

From Salon Oct. 27, 2024

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 Mar. 27, 2024

Connor's first reconstructive surgery to his face lasted more than three hours and he'll need more surgeries to repair nerve damage and his tear duct, his mother, Cassandra Ware, said through the sheriff's office.

From Fox News Feb. 9, 2022

He rubbed harder, and something squeezed out of his tear duct.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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