DACRYOCYST

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands

Synonyms:

dacryocyst; lacrimal sac; tear sac

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("dacryocyst" is a kind of...):

cyst; vesicle (a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid))

Holonyms ("dacryocyst" is a part of...):

lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)

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