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Definition of Lachrymal gland

1. Noun. Any of the glands in the eyes that secrete tears.

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Literary usage of Lachrymal gland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The lachrymal apparatus consists of the lachrymal gland, which secretes the ... The lachrymal gland is lodged in a depression at the outer angle of the ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1886)
"The orbital portion of the lachrymal gland is perfectly isolated from the palpebral portion by its fibrous sheath, and its complete extirpation presents no ..."

3. The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Medicine and Surgery by Thomas Wharton Jones (1863)
"The bad results which may follow an abscess in. or in the situation of the lachrymal gland, should induce the surgeon to be particularly circumspect in the ..."

4. Text-book of Ophthalmology by Ernst Fuchs (1911)
"ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY. 118. THE lachrymal organs consist of the lachrymal gland and the lachrymal passages. The lachrymal gland (glándula lacrimalis) is an ..."

5. A Treatise on the diseases of the eye by William Lawrence (1854)
"SCHMIDT, and after him BEER, have described the formation of true hydatids as occasionally occurring in the lachrymal gland. It must be difficult, ..."

6. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"The nerve supply of the lachrymal gland. Royal London Ophthalmic Hospital Reports, 15, 1902, (81-90). ..."

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