Search Results for: lacrimal
Lacrimal gland
Definition noun, plural: lacrimal glands Either of the two almond-shaped glands in the upper lateral part of the orbit and... Read More
Fossa glandulae lacrimalis
Fossa glandulae lacrimalis --> lacrimal fossa a hollow in the orbital plate of the frontal bone, formed by the... Read More
Lacus lacrimalis
Definition noun A small triangular space of the conjunctiva situated at the medial angle of the eye. Supplement Literally,... Read More
Lacrimation
Definition noun, plural: lacrimations The shedding of tears; crying; tearing Supplement Lacrimation refers to the shedding... Read More
Tear stone
tear stone --> dacryolith A concretion in the lacrimal apparatus. Synonym: lacrimal calculus, ophthalmolith, tear... Read More
Apocrine gland
The human body is a complex assemblage of many different organs, systems, glands, bones, and tissues. Weighing any one over... Read More
Appendages of eye
Appendages of eye --> accessory organs of the eye The eyelids, with lashes and eyebrows, lacrimal apparatus, conjunctival... Read More
Facial bones
Facial bones The facial skeleton, consisting of bones situated between the cranial base and the mandibular region. While... Read More
Conjunctival sac
Definition noun (1) A gap or space formed between the eyelids and eyeball. (2) A fornix bound by the conjunctival membrane... Read More
Myoepithelial cell
Definition noun, plural: myoepithelial cells (1) (histology) A slender, spindle-shaped contractile cell forming the thin... Read More
Canaliculus
Definition noun, plural: canaliculi (anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some... Read More