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LACHRYMAL GLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
Synonyms:
lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lachrymal gland" is a kind of...):
duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)
Holonyms ("lachrymal gland" is a part of...):
lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)