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LACRIMAL GLAND

\lˈakɹɪmə͡l ɡlˈand], \lˈakɹɪmə‍l ɡlˈand], \l_ˈa_k_ɹ_ɪ_m_əl ɡ_l_ˈa_n_d]\

Definitions of LACRIMAL GLAND

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The tear-forming and tear-conducting system which includes the lacrimal glands, eyelid margins, conjunctival sac, and the tear drainage system.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The gland whose function it is to secrete the tears.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A compound racemose gland, secreting the tears, situated in the upper and outer part of the orbit, close to its anterior margin.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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