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Lachrymal gland   Listen
Lachrymal gland

noun
1.
Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears.  Synonyms: lacrimal gland, tear gland.






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"Lachrymal gland" Quotes from Famous Books



... a system of ophthalmic surgery, various operative procedures might be detailed under this head, authorised and sanctioned by old custom. Excision of a diseased lachrymal gland, and removal of stones in the gland or ducts, need no special directions for their performance, and the operation immediately to be described, under the head of Mr. Bowman's operation, is applicable in almost every one of the ...
— A Manual of the Operations of Surgery - For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners • Joseph Bell



Words linked to "Lachrymal gland" :   exocrine gland, tear gland, lacrimal apparatus, duct gland, exocrine, lacrimal gland



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