lacrimal apparatus
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1. the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure, |
| definition | : | a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | lachrymal gland, lacrimal gland, tear gland, |
| definition | : | any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct, tear duct, |
| definition | : | any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | dacryocyst, lacrimal sac, tear sac, |
| definition | : | either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands (noun.body) |
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