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TEAR DUCT
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
Synonyms:
lachrymal duct; lacrimal duct; tear duct
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tear duct" is a kind of...):
canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance)
Holonyms ("tear duct" is a part of...):
lacrimal apparatus (the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye)