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canaliculus lacrimalis [TA] the short passage in an eyelid, beginning at the punctum, that leads from the lacrimal lake to the lacrimal sac; called also lacrimal duct.Medical dictionary. 2011.
lacrimal duct — n 1) a short canal leading from a minute orifice on a small elevation at the medial angle of each eyelid to the lacrimal sac called also lacrimal canal, lacrimal canaliculus 2) any of several small ducts that carry tears from the lacrimal gland… … Medical dictionary
ampulla of lacrimal canaliculus — a. canaliculi lacrimalis … Medical dictionary
Lacrimal canaliculi — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = canaliculus lacrimalis GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 04 DorlandsSuf = 12208445 The lacrimal… … Wikipedia
canaliculus — A small canal or channel. SEE ALSO: iter. [L. dim. fr. canalis, canal] anterior c. of chorda tympani a canal in the petrotympanic or glaserian fissure, near its posterior edge, through which the … Medical dictionary
Canaliculus — A canaliculus is an anatomical term used to describe a small passageway.Examples include:*Canaliculus (bone), a small channel found in ossified bone *Canaliculus (parietal cell), an adaptation found on gastric parietal cells *The lacrimal… … Wikipedia
canaliculus — n.; pl. canaliculi a small channel or canal. Canaliculi occur, for example, in compact bone, linking lacunae containing bone cells. Bile canaliculi are minute channels within the liver that transport bile to the bile duct. Lacrimal canaliculi… … The new mediacal dictionary
Mastoid canaliculus — Bone: Mastoid canaliculus Left temporal bone. Inferior surface. (Label for mastoid canaliculus is on left, sixth from the top.) Latin c. mastoideus Gray s … Wikipedia
canaliculitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal canaliculus. [canaliculus + G. itis, inflammation] * * * n. inflammation of a canaliculus, especially a lacrimal canaliculus (see lacrimal apparatus). * * * can·a·lic·u·li·tis (kan″ə lik″u liґtis) [L … Medical dictionary
ampulla — A saccular dilation of a canal or duct. [L. a two handled bottle] biliaropancreatic a. hepatopancreatic a.. a. biliaropancreatica hepatopancreatic a.. bony ampullae of semicircular canals [TA] a circumscribed dilation of one extremity of each of… … Medical dictionary
Eye surgery — Intervention Eye surgery in the Middle Ages. ICD 10 PCS 08 ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
