Phrase Hound found 31 phrases and 4 compound words that contain lacrimal. The most common are listed below. Open lacrimal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 31
- lacrimal glandEither of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.
- lacrimal boneThe smallest and most fragile bone of the face, situated near the eye.
- lacrimal sacThe upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.
- lacrimal ductA small channel, the end of which is visible on the margin of each eyelid, that drains the lacrimal fluid from the eye towards the lacrimal sac.
- lacrimal lakeThe pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac of the eye, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system
- lacrimal caruncleA small globular nodule at the inner corner of the eye that covers sebaceous and sudoriferous glands.
- lacrimal apparatusThe system containing the orbital structures for the production and drainage of tear.
- lacrimal arteryA large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes along the superior border of the lateral rectus, and supplies the lacrimal gland.
- lacrimal fluidFluid secreted by the lacrimal glands to lubricate the eye and fight bacteria. It consists of water, mucin, lipids, lysozyme, lactoferrin, lipocalin, lacritin, immunoglobulins, glucose, urea, sodium, and potassium.
- lacrimal punctumA minute orifice in the margin of each eyelid, through which the lacrimal ducts convey the lacrimal fluid from the eye to the lacrimal sac.
- lacrimal arteriesplural of lacrimal artery: A large branch of the ophthalmic artery that arises near the optic foramen, passes along the superior border of the lateral rectus, and supplies the lacrimal gland.
- lacrimal bonesplural of lacrimal bone: The smallest and most fragile bone of the face, situated near the eye.
- lacrimal ductsplural of lacrimal duct: A small channel, the end of which is visible on the margin of each eyelid, that drains the lacrimal fluid from the eye towards the lacrimal sac.
- lacrimal glandsplural of lacrimal gland: Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.
- lacrimal lakesplural of lacrimal lake: The pool of tears in the lower conjunctival cul-de-sac of the eye, which drains into the opening of the tear drainage system
- lacrimal nerveA small branch of the ophthalmic nerve that enters the lacrimal gland with the lacrimal artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and the adjacent conjunctiva and the skin of the upper eyelid.
- lacrimal nervesplural of lacrimal nerve: A small branch of the ophthalmic nerve that enters the lacrimal gland with the lacrimal artery and supplies the lacrimal gland and the adjacent conjunctiva and the skin of the upper eyelid.
- lacrimal pointlacrimal punctum
- lacrimal pointsplural of lacrimal point: lacrimal punctum
- lacrimal sacsplural of lacrimal sac: The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.
- lacrimal canaliculiplural of lacrimal canaliculus: lacrimal duct
- lacrimal canaliculuslacrimal duct
- lacrimal carunclesplural of lacrimal caruncle: A small globular nodule at the inner corner of the eye that covers sebaceous and sudoriferous glands.
- lacrimal punctaplural of lacrimal punctum: A minute orifice in the margin of each eyelid, through which the lacrimal ducts convey the lacrimal fluid from the eye to the lacrimal sac.
- acro-dermato-ungual-lacrimal-tooth syndromeA rare genetic disease, an autosomal-dominant form of ectodermal dysplasia.
Compound words 4
- sublacrimalBeneath the lacrimal gland
- frontolacrimalfrontal and lacrimal (especially in reference to those bones)
- maxillolacrimalRelating to, or connecting the maxilla and the lacrimal bone
- nasolacrimalPertaining to the nose and the lacrimal apparatus.