English Explanatory Dictionary

lacrimal sac

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.

Word forms

lacrimal sac lacrimal sacs

Synonyms

nasolacrimal sac tear sac dacryocyst

Related words

dacryocystitis

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