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tear duct

(tɪə)
n
(Anatomy) the nontechnical name for lacrimal duct
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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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
lachrymal duct, lacrimal duct
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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tear duct

n. conducto lacrimal.
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