lacrimal gland

English

Noun

lacrimal gland (plural lacrimal glands)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) Either of a pair of almond-shaped glands, one for each eye, that secrete the aqueous layer of the tear film.

Synonyms

tear gland

Translations

gland which secretes tear fluid

Bulgarian: слъзна жлеза f (slǎzna žleza)
Catalan: glàndula lacrimal f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 淚腺／泪腺 (zh) (lèixiàn)
Finnish: kyynelrauhanen
French: glande lacrymale (fr) f
German: Tränendrüse (de) f
Greek: δακρυϊκός πόρος m (dakryïkós póros)
Icelandic: tárakirtill m
Irish: faireog dheorach f
Japanese: 涙腺 (ja) (るいせん, ruisen)
Kazakh: көзжас безі (közjas bezı)
Korean: 눈물샘 (nunmulsaem), 누선(淚腺) (nuseon), 루선(淚腺) (ruseon)
Romanian: glandă lacrimală (ro) f
Spanish: glándula lagrimal f
Swedish: tårkörtel (sv)
Turkish: gözyaşı bezi
Vietnamese: tuyến lệ

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