lacrimal duct

noun Anatomy.

either of two small ducts extending from the inner corner of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac.

Origin of lacrimal duct

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby lacrimal duct

lacrimal apparatus, lacrimal artery, lacrimal bone, lacrimal canal, lacrimal caruncle, lacrimal duct, lacrimal fold, lacrimal gland, lacrimal lake, lacrimal nerve, lacrimal papilla

British Dictionary definitions for lacrimal duct

lacrimal duct

noun

a short tube in the inner corner of the eyelid through which tears drain into the nose Nontechnical name: tear duct

Medical definitions for lacrimal duct

lacrimal duct

n.

A curved canal beginning at the margin of each eyelid near the medial commissure, and emptying with the duct from the other eye into the lacrimal sac. lacrimal canal