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lachrymal sac

lachrymal sac is the alternative spelling of lacrimal sac.

Meaning of lacrimal sac

Noun

lacrimal sac (plural lacrimal sacs)

  1. The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.

Forms of lachrymal sac

plurallachrymal sacs

Questions about lachrymal sac

What is lachrymal sac the alternative spelling of?
Lachrymal sac is the alternative spelling of lacrimal sac.

Words near lachrymal sac in the dictionary

  1. Lachryma Christi
  2. lachrymable
  3. lachrymal
  4. lachrymal bone
  5. lachrymal bones
  6. lachrymal sac
  7. lachrymal sacs
  8. lachrymal urn
  9. lachrymal urns
  10. lachrymal vase
  11. lachrymal vases

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