lacrimal sac

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lacrimal sac (plural lacrimal sacs)

  1. (anatomy, ophthalmology) 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.
    Synonyms: nasolacrimal sac, tear sac, dacryocyst

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