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tear duct

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tear duct [tɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the nontechnical name for lacrimal duct
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Noun1.tear duct - any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glandstear duct - any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal glands
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
lacrimal apparatus - the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye


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