lacrimal sac

English

Noun

lacrimal sac (plural lacrimal sacs)

(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

Translations

dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct

Chinese:
Mandarin: 淚囊／泪囊 (zh) (lèi náng)
Finnish: kyynelpussi
French: sac lacrimal m
German: Tränensack (de) m
Greek: δακρυϊκός ασκός m (dakryïkós askós)
Hungarian: könnyzacskó (hu), könnytömlő
Nanai: покон (pokon)
Romanian: sac lacrimal m
Russian: слёзный мешо́чек m (sljóznyj mešóček)
Spanish: saco lacrimal m

See also

dacryocystitis

References

“lacrimal sac”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“lacrimal sac”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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