lacrimal sac

lacrimal sac
lacrimal sac -'sak n the dilated oval upper end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla, is closed at its upper end, and receives the lacrimal ducts

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saccus lacrimalis.

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