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LACRIMAL VEIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lacrimal vein mean? 

LACRIMAL VEIN (noun)
  The noun LACRIMAL VEIN has 1 sense:

1. drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic veinplay

  Familiarity information: LACRIMAL VEIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LACRIMAL VEIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lacrimal vein; vena lacrimalis

Hypernyms ("lacrimal vein" is a kind of...):

vein; vena; venous blood vessel (a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart)

Holonyms ("lacrimal vein" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)


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