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Definition: Lacrimal Gland |
Lacrimal GlandNoun1. Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | The small almond-shaped structure that produces tears; located just above the outer corner of the eye. (references) |
Medicine | The -- forms the lacrimal fluid protion of the tears, to which mucin and sebum are added. Syn. glandula orbitaria. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: Lacrimal GlandSynonyms: lachrymal gland (n), tear gland (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Lacrimal Gland |
| English words defined with "lacrimal gland": arteria lacrimalis ♦ lacrimal artery, lacrimal vein ♦ vena lacrimalis. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "lacrimal gland": benign lymphogranulomatosis, Besnier-Boeck disease, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann syndrome, Boeck's sarcoid ♦ ducts of lacrimal gland ♦ glossopalatine, glossopalatine nerve ♦ Harderian Gland ♦ intermediate nerve of Wrisberg ♦ lacrimal ducts, lupus pernio ♦ Mortimer disease ♦ Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ♦ Schaumann benign lymphogranulomatosis, Schaumann's syndrome. (references) |
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Expression using "lacrimal gland": ducts of lacrimal gland. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "lacrimal gland"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | tårekirtel (glandula orbitaria, tear gland). (various references) | |
Dutch | traanklier (glandula orbitaria, tear gland). (various references) | |
French | glande lacrymale. (various references) | |
German | Tränendrüse (glandula orbitaria, lachrymal gland, tear gland). (various references) | |
Greek | δακρυικοί πόροι (ducts of lacrimal gland, lacrimal ducts). (various references) | |
Italian | ghiandola lacrimale (glandula orbitaria, tear gland). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 涙腺 (lacrymal gland). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | acrimallay andglay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | canais lacrimais (ducts of lacrimal gland, lacrimal ducts). (various references) | |
Spanish | conductos lagrimales (ducts of lacrimal gland, lacrimal ducts). (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-c-d-g-i-l-l-l-m-n-r" | |
-3 letters: granadilla. | |
-4 letters: camarilla. | |
-5 letters: acaridan, alarming, arcadian, arcading, armagnac, calamari, caldaria, carangid, cardigan, cardinal, craaling, cradling, galliard, gallican, lacrimal, madrigal, malarial, malarian, mandalic, mandrill, maniacal, marginal, mridanga. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 61 63 72 69 6D 61 6C      47 6C 61 6E 64 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100001 01100011 01110010 01101001 01101101 01100001 01101100 00100000 01000111 01101100 01100001 01101110 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L a c r i m a l   G l a n d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0061 0063 0072 0069 006D 0061 006C      0047 006C 0061 006E 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)466769847579677824178678070 |
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