- lacrimal punctum
- lacrimal punc·tum -'pəŋk-təm n the opening of either the upper or the lower lacrimal duct at the inner canthus of the eye
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Lacrimal punctum — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = The tarsal glands, etc., seen from the inner surface of the eyelids. (Puncta lacrimalia visible at center left.) Caption2 = The lacrimal apparatus. Right side.… … Wikipedia
Imperforate lacrimal punctum — An imperforate lacrimal punctum is a congenital disorder of dogs involving the lack of an opening to the nasolacrimal duct (tear duct) in the conjunctiva. Dogs normally have two lacrimal puncta, the superior and inferior. This condition can… … Wikipedia
Lacrimal sac — The lacrimal apparatus. Right side. (Lacrimal sac visible at upper right.) … Wikipedia
Lacrimal gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = glandula lacrimalis GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1028 Caption = Lacrimal apparatus of the right eye. The lacrimal gland is to the upper left. The right side of the picture is towards the nose. Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
punctum — 1. The tip or end of a sharp process. 2. A minute round spot differing in color or otherwise in appearance from the surrounding tissues. 3. A point on the optic axis of an optical system. SEE ALSO: point. SYN: point (1). SEE ALSO: point, tip, end … Medical dictionary
lacrimal canaliculus — n LACRIMAL DUCT (1) * * * 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
lacrimal point — punctum lacrimale … Medical dictionary
Lacrimal papilla — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = papilla lacrimalis GraySubject = 227 GrayPage = 1025 Caption = Front of left eye with eyelids separated to show medial canthus. (Lacrimal papilla not labeled, but region visible.) Caption2 = System =… … Wikipedia
punctum lacrimale — [TA] lacrimal point: the opening on the lacrimal papilla of an eyelid, near the medial angle of the eye, into which tears from the lacrimal lake drain to enter the lacrimal canaliculi … Medical dictionary
punctum — n.; pl. puncta (in anatomy) a point or small area, especially the puncta lacrimalia – the two openings of the tear ducts in the inner corners of the upper and lower eyelids (see lacrimal apparatus) … The new mediacal dictionary
