LACRIMAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lacrimal mean? 

• LACRIMAL (adjective)
  The adjective LACRIMAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to tears

2. relating to or located near the organ that produces tears

  Familiarity information: LACRIMAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LACRIMAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to tears

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

lachrymal; lacrimal

Pertainym:

tear (a drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or located near the organ that produces tears

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

lachrymal; lacrimal

Pertainym:

lacrimal gland (any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears)

 Context examples 

A benign, usually encapsulated neoplasm of the lacrimal gland composed of epithelial and mesenchymal cells.

(Lacrimal Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An extremely rare carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal gland.

(Lacrimal Gland Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A carcinoma that arises from the lacrimal glands.

(Lacrimal Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Either of two ducts (superior and inferior) that originate at the puncta lacrimalia of the eye and terminate at the lacrimal sac.

(Lacrimal Canaliculus, NCI Thesaurus)

Obstruction of the lacrimal sac or nasolacrimal duct causing acute or chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac (DACRYOCYSTITIS).

(Lacrimal Duct Obstruction, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A congenital or acquired mucocele that develops in the lacrimal sac.

(Lacrimal Mucocele, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic or neoplastic disorder that affects the lacrimal apparatus.

(Lacrimal System Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

It can occur in several anatomic sites, including parotid gland, oral cavity, paranasal sinus, skin, breast, lung, larynx, and lacrimal ducts.

(Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A tube-like structure that conveys tears from the lacrimal sac to the nasal cavity.

(Nasolacrimal Duct, NCI Thesaurus)

A chronic, benign, and usually painless inflammatory swelling of the lacrimal and salivary glands.

(Mikulicz Disease, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)