Anatomy
lacrimal gland
[ lak-ruh-muhl gland ]
Definitions related to lacrimal gland:
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(gland, lacrimal) The exocrine glands that produce the watery serous component of tears.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A gland that secretes tears. The lacrimal glands are found in the upper, outer part of each eye socket.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Lobular organ the parenchyma of which consists of glandular acini which communicate the lacrimal sac. Examples: There only two instances, right lacrimal and left lacrimal glands.Digital AnatomistUniversity of Washington, 2003
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Paired, almond-shaped exocrine glands situated superior and posterior to each orbit of the eye that produce and secrete the watery serous component of tears.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The gland that produces tears.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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