LACHRYMAL GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lachrymal gland mean? 

• LACHRYMAL GLAND (noun)
  The noun LACHRYMAL GLAND has 1 sense:

1. any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

  Familiarity information: LACHRYMAL GLAND used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LACHRYMAL GLAND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

lachrymal gland; lacrimal gland; tear gland

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)

 Context examples 

The user must produce tears by exposing their eyes to an eye-sensitive substance that stimulates the lachrymal gland.

(Brazilian researchers eye biosensors to monitor diabetes, SciDev.Net)