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Lacrimal Gland

Definition: Lacrimal Gland

Lacrimal Gland

Noun

1. Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Specialty Definitions: Lacrimal Gland

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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 Gland

Synonyms: lachrymal gland (n), tear gland (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Lacrimal Gland

English words defined with "lacrimal gland": arteria lacrimalislacrimal artery, lacrimal veinvena lacrimalis. (references)
Specialty definitions using "lacrimal gland": benign lymphogranulomatosis, Besnier-Boeck disease, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann syndrome, Boeck's sarcoidducts of lacrimal glandglossopalatine, glossopalatine nerveHarderian Glandintermediate nerve of Wrisberglacrimal ducts, lupus pernioMortimer diseasePulmonary SarcoidosisSchaumann benign lymphogranulomatosis, Schaumann's syndrome. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Lacrimal Gland

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Books

  • Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes 2: Basic Science and Clinical Relevance (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 438) (reference)

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Expression: Lacrimal Gland

Expression using "lacrimal gland": ducts of lacrimal gland. Additional references.

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Modern Translations: Lacrimal Gland

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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Anagrams: Lacrimal Gland

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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Alternative Orthography: Lacrimal Gland


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)

    

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)

&#76 &#97 &#99 &#114 &#105 &#109 &#97 &#108 &#32 &#71 &#108 &#97 &#110 &#100

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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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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