lacrimal
Relating to tears
Lacrimal means relating to tears or the glands that produce them: lacrimal ducts, lacrimal glands.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical and anatomical contexts.
Also spelled lachrymal, though lacrimal is standard in scientific usage.
Lacrimal drainage opening
- drainageLiquid removal system
- caruncleSmall fleshy protuberance
- blockageObstruction halting movement
- intubationPlacing airway tube
stent · probing · irrigation · syringing · catheter · patency · obstruction · cannula
Shedding tears audibly
- cryingEmotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
- watery eyesExcess moisture in vision
brimming · welling up · tear-stained · teary · blubbering · sniffling · whimpering · emotional tears
To pull apart
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- exocrineSecreting externally via ducts
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- orbitalRevolving around another
aqueous · serous · innervation · immunoglobulin · electrolytes
punctum
Lacrimal drainage opening
intubation · stent · probing · irrigation · syringing · catheter · patency · obstruction · cannula · dilation
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
- cryingEmotional tear release
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- misty-eyedEyes moist with emotion
watery eyes · brimming · welling up · tear-stained · teary · blubbering · sniffling · whimpering · emotional tears · grief
tear
To pull apart
- secretionSubstance released by glands
- exocrineSecreting externally via ducts
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
orbital · aqueous · serous · innervation · immunoglobulin · electrolytes
fossa
Anatomical depression or hollow
groove · apparatus · orbital · maxilla · ethmoid · periosteum · foramen · suture · margin · notch