Definitions for lacrimal gland
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lac′rimal gland`(n.)
either of two tear-secreting glands situated in the outer angle of the orbit in mammals.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of lacrimal gland:
1780–90
Princeton's WordNet
lacrimal gland, lachrymal gland, tear gland(noun)
any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears
Wiktionary
lacrimal gland(Noun)
One of a pair almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.
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