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LACRIMAL 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 ("lacrimal gland" is a kind of...):
duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)
Holonyms ("lacrimal gland" is a part of...):
lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)
Context examples:
A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of carcinoma of the lacrimal gland, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.
(Carcinoma of the Lacrimal Gland Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)
In the lacrimal gland, pleomorphic adenomas presumably develop from metaplastic myoepithelial cells. —2003
(Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The smallest branch of the ophthalmic nerve that innervates the lacrimal gland, conjunctiva, and the lateral portion of the upper eyelid.
(Lacrimal Nerve, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-Hodgkin lymphoma arising from the conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, lacrimal drainage apparatus, eyelids, or other orbital tissues around the eye.
(Ocular Adnexal Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal glands.
(Lacrimal Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The larger accessory lacrimal glands on the upper and lower eyelids that secrete tears.
(Gland of Wolfring, NCI Thesaurus)
An extremely rare carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal gland.
(Lacrimal Gland Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
The lacrimal glands are found in the upper, outer part of each eye socket.
(Lacrimal gland, NCI Dictionary)
The small accessory lacrimal glands on the upper and lower eyelids that secrete tears.
(Gland of Krause, NCI Thesaurus)
An artery arising from the third portion of the maxillary artery at the trunk and running along the infraorbital canal with the superior maxillary nerve to supply the inferior rectus and inferior oblique muscles, lacrimal gland, the upper teeth, and parts of the nose and orbit.
(Infraorbital Artery, NCI Thesaurus)
